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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey, Lucas, last time we did inside and outside — 안 and 밖. That was fun. Lucas: Right! And today we're going to add another position word: next to. In Korean, next to is 옆. Luna: 옆. Say it again? Lucas: 옆. It's one syllable. Try it. Luna: 옆. Lucas: Perfect! Now, to say 'next to something', we add 에. So 옆에 means 'next to'. For example, 가방 옆에 — next to the bag. Luna: 가방 옆에. Got it. Lucas: Let's make a full sentence: 가방 옆에 있어요 — It's next to the bag. Luna: 가방 옆에 있어요. Lucas: Good! Now, where is my coffee mug? Let's say 커피잔 옆에 있어요 — It's next to the coffee cup. Luna: 커피잔 옆에 있어요. Oh, so 옆 can be used with any object? Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice with 의자 — chair. 의자 옆에 있어요 — It's next to the chair. Luna: 의자 옆에 있어요. That's easy. Lucas: Now, let's ask a question. Remember 어디에 있어요? — Where is it? So, 가방이 어디에 있어요? — Where is the bag? And you can answer: 의자 옆에 있어요 — It's next to the chair. Luna: 가방이 어디에 있어요? 의자 옆에 있어요. Lucas: Great! Let's switch. Luna, ask me where the book is. Luna: 책이 어디에 있어요? Lucas: 커피잔 옆에 있어요 — It's next to the coffee cup. Luna: 커피잔 옆에 있어요. So 옆 is always next to something. Lucas: Yes. And remember, in Korean, the position word comes after the object. So 'next to the bag' is 가방 옆에. Luna: 가방 옆에. Got it. I think I can make a sentence now. Let me try: my phone is next to the notebook. 공책 옆에 있어요? Lucas: Excellent! 공책 옆에 있어요. You nailed it. Luna: Oh, that's so good. I love that. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at a cafe. You want to say the sugar is next to the coffee machine. 커피 머신 옆에 설탕이 있어요. Luna: 커피 머신 옆에 설탕이 있어요. That's useful! Lucas: Or, you're looking for your friend. Where are they? 친구가 의자 옆에 있어요 — The friend is next to the chair. Luna: 친구가 의자 옆에 있어요. So 옆 works for people too? Lucas: Absolutely. Any noun. Now, let's review. What did we learn today? Luna: 옆 — next to. And the pattern: noun + 옆에 + 있어요. Lucas: Perfect. Let's say it together: 가방 옆에 있어요. Luna: 가방 옆에 있어요. Lucas: 의자 옆에 있어요. Luna: 의자 옆에 있어요. Lucas: And don't forget the question: 어디에 있어요? Luna: 어디에 있어요? And answer with 옆에. That's it! Lucas: You did amazing today, Luna. And listeners, keep practicing with Fexingo. See you next episode! Luna: Bye everyone! 다음에 봐요!