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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 127! Can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? And if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Korean, a couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, if you've gotten something out of them. Luna: Yeah, it really makes a difference. Now, let's talk about feelings. Lucas: Yes! Today we're learning how to say you're happy or sad. Two very important emotions. Luna: I love that. Let's start with happy. Lucas: Okay. To say 'I'm happy' in Korean, you say: 기뻐요. Listen again: 기뻐요. Luna: 기뻐요. Lucas: Perfect! Now, what about sad? To say 'I'm sad', it's: 슬퍼요. Say it with me: 슬퍼요. Luna: 슬퍼요. Lucas: Great job, Luna! Now, let's put these in a simple question. To ask 'How are you feeling today?' you say: 오늘 기분이 어때요? Luna: 오늘 기분이 어때요? Lucas: Exactly. And you can answer with '기분이 좋아요' meaning 'I feel good' or '기분이 안 좋아요' meaning 'I don't feel good'. Luna: So if I'm happy, I say '기분이 좋아요'? Lucas: Right! Or just '기뻐요'. Let's practice a little dialogue. Imagine you meet a friend. You ask: 오늘 기분이 어때요? Luna: 오늘 기분이 어때요? Lucas: And your friend answers: 기뻐요! Or if they're sad: 슬퍼요. Luna: Got it. So 기뻐요 for happy, 슬퍼요 for sad. Lucas: Yes. Let's do some more repetition. Repeat after me: 기뻐요. Luna: 기뻐요. Lucas: 슬퍼요. Luna: 슬퍼요. Lucas: 오늘 기분이 어때요? Luna: 오늘 기분이 어때요? Lucas: 기분이 좋아요. Luna: 기분이 좋아요. Lucas: 기분이 안 좋아요. Luna: 기분이 안 좋아요. Lucas: Awesome! Now, imagine you're watching a sad movie. What do you say? Luna: 슬퍼요? Lucas: Yes! And if you get a gift you really like? Luna: 기뻐요! Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a quick quiz. How do you say 'I'm happy'? Luna: 기뻐요. Lucas: And 'I'm sad'? Luna: 슬퍼요. Lucas: And 'How are you feeling today?'? Luna: 오늘 기분이 어때요? Lucas: You're a natural! One more time: 기뻐요. Luna: 기뻐요. Lucas: 슬퍼요. Luna: 슬퍼요. Lucas: Great work today, everyone. Practice these phrases and express your feelings in Korean. See you next time! Luna: Bye!