Useful Words
All these technical terms will be used & explained regularly so memorisation will happen naturally.

Numbers
Ichi One
Ni Two
San Three
Shi Four
Go Five
Roku Six
Shichi Seven
Hachi Eight
Kuu Nine
Juu Ten

Stances
Shizentai Ready stance
Zenkutsu-dachi Front stance
Ko-kutsu-dachi Back stance
Kiba-dachi Horse stance
Neko-ashi-dachi Cat's leg stance
Sochin-dachi/Fudo-dachi "Immovable" stance
Sanchin-dachi "Hourglass" stance
Hangetsu-dachi "Half moon" stance

Arm Attacks
Tsuki Punch
Oi-tsuki Lunge punch
Gyaku-tsuki Reverse punch
Kizami-tsuki Jab punch
Nukite Spear-hand
Ura-ken Back Fist
Empi Elbow

Leg Attacks
Keri/Geri Kick
Mae-geri Front kick
Mawashi-geri Round house kick
Yoko geri Kekomi Side thrust kick
Yoko geri Keage Side snap kick
Ushiro geri Back kick

Target Areas
Jo-dan Head/Face/"upper" level
Chu-dan Stomach/"middle" level
Ge-dan Groin/"lower" level

Blocks
Age-uke Rising block
Soto uke Outside block
Uchi uke Inside block
Ge-dan barai Lower level block
Shuto-uke Knife-hand block
Nagashi uke Deflecting block

Additional Vocabulary
Ashi Leg
Choku Straight
Dojo Training Hall
Hajime Begin/start
Kiai Spirit shout
Kohai Junior student
Kumite Sparring
Mokuso "Quiet meditation"
Rei Bow
Seiza Kneeling
Sempai Senior student
Yame Stop
Yoi Ready/Attention

Pronunciation
All vowels are short, as follows:

"a" as in "father"
"e" as in "bet"
"i" as in "teen" but shorter
"o" as in "boat" but shorter
"u" as in "shoot" but shorter

Consonants always take their hard sounds. Therefore "Karate-Gi" (karate suit) is pronounced "Gee".