The word "hulka" is spelled phonetically as /ˈhʌlkə/. The first sound is a short "u" sound, followed by a "l" sound. The "k" is pronounced with a slight aspiration, making it a soft "k" sound. Lastly, the word ends with a short "a" sound. The spelling of "hulka" is representative of the English language's complex phonetic system, where multiple letters can represent a single sound, and sometimes single letters can represent multiple sounds.