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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Korean with Fexingo? Luna: Always! Last time we tackled phone calls in Korean. That was tricky but useful. Lucas: Glad you liked it. Today, we're going to learn how to talk about things we like. In Korean, the verb 'to like' is 좋아하다. Luna: 좋아하다. That sounds nice. So how do I say 'I like' something? Lucas: You say 좋아해요. It's the polite present tense form. Listen: 좋아해요. Luna: 좋아해요. 좋아해요. Okay, I think I got it. So if I want to say 'I like music', it's 음악 좋아해요? Lucas: Exactly! 음악 좋아해요. You can drop the subject in Korean. So 'I like music' is just 음악 좋아해요. Repeat after me: 음악 좋아해요. Luna: 음악 좋아해요. And 'I like books' would be 책 좋아해요? Lucas: Perfect! 책 좋아해요. You're catching on fast. Luna: What if I want to ask someone what they like? Like 'What do you like?' Lucas: Great question. 'What do you like?' is 뭐 좋아해요? 뭐 means 'what'. So 뭐 좋아해요? Luna: 뭐 좋아해요? 뭐 좋아해요? That rolls off the tongue nicely. Can I answer with 'I like movies'? Lucas: Absolutely. That would be 영화 좋아해요. So if someone asks 뭐 좋아해요?, you can say 영화 좋아해요. Luna: Let me try a mini conversation. You ask me 뭐 좋아해요? Lucas: 뭐 좋아해요? Luna: 음악 좋아해요. 책 좋아해요. And 영화 좋아해요 too! Lucas: Wow, you like a lot of things. That's awesome. Luna: So 좋아해요 is super versatile. I can just add any noun before it. Lucas: Exactly. Now, real quick — you know how we never run ads on the show? Luna: Yeah, and I love that. It keeps the focus on learning. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Korean, and you want to support that ad-free choice, there's a link: buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep going. Now back to 좋아해요 — can we practice more? Lucas: Sure. Let's say I ask you 뭐 좋아해요? and you want to answer 'I like coffee'. Luna: 커피 좋아해요! Because 커피 is coffee, right? Lucas: Right on. And if you want to say 'I like dogs', it's 개 좋아해요. Luna: 개 좋아해요. Aww, I do like dogs. What about 'I like cats'? Lucas: 고양이 좋아해요. Let's hear you say it. Luna: 고양이 좋아해요. That's cute. Lucas: Now let's put it all together. I'll ask you a question, and you answer with a full sentence. 뭐 좋아해요? Luna: 음악 좋아해요. 그리고 책 좋아해요. Lucas: 그리고 means 'and'. Nice. So you said 'I like music and I like books.' Perfect. Luna: Can I also say 'I like music and books' as 음악하고 책 좋아해요? Lucas: Yes! Using 하고 to connect nouns. 음악하고 책 좋아해요. That's even more natural. Luna: So many ways to express likes. I'm starting to feel more confident. Lucas: That's the goal. Let's do a quick review. Say 'I like movies'. Luna: 영화 좋아해요. Lucas: Say 'What do you like?' Luna: 뭐 좋아해요? Lucas: And 'I like music and books'. Luna: 음악하고 책 좋아해요. Lucas: Excellent. You're ready to talk about your interests in Korean now. Luna: This was such a fun episode. I can't wait to use these phrases with friends. Lucas: Practice them until we meet again. This is Learn Korean with Fexingo. See you next time! Luna: Bye everyone! 좋아해요!