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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! Episode 30, can you believe it? Luna: I know, right? Thirty episodes. I feel like I can actually say a few things now. Lucas: That's the goal. And today we're going to learn some time words that you'll use every single day. Luna: Ohh, I love practical stuff. What is it? Lucas: We're talking about today, yesterday, and tomorrow. In Korean: 오늘, 어제, 내일. Luna: 오늘, 어제, 내일. Okay, let me get those down. Lucas: Let's start with 오늘. Say it with me: 오늘. Luna: 오늘. Lucas: Excellent. 오늘 means 'today'. So if someone asks you what you're doing today, you can say 오늘… Luna: Like, 'today I'm studying Korean'? 오늘 한국어 공부해요. Lucas: Perfect! 오늘 한국어 공부해요. You just used a sentence. I love it. Luna: Aww, thanks. Okay, next: 어제. That's 'yesterday', right? Lucas: You got it. 어제. Try saying it. Luna: 어제. 어제. Hmm, that one feels a bit smoother. 어제. Lucas: Exactly. So if you went to the market yesterday, you'd say 어제 시장에 갔어요. Luna: 어제 시장에 갔어요. I remember 갔어요 from the past tense episode. Nice. Lucas: Good memory! And now for tomorrow: 내일. Luna: 내일. 내일. That's easy. 내일 I'm meeting a friend. Lucas: Exactly. 내일 친구 만나요. So we have today, yesterday, tomorrow. Let's review all three: 오늘, 어제, 내일. Luna: 오늘, 어제, 내일. Got it. Lucas: Now, here's a super common question you can ask: 'What are you doing today?' In Korean: 오늘 뭐 해요? Luna: 오늘 뭐 해요? That's handy. So if I bump into a friend, I can ask that. Lucas: Exactly. Let's break it down: 오늘 is today, 뭐 is what, 해요 is 'do' politely. So 오늘 뭐 해요? Luna: 오늘 뭐 해요? And I can answer: 오늘 한국어 공부해요. Lucas: Right. Or if you're doing nothing, you could say 오늘 아무것도 안 해요. Luna: Oh, that's useful too. But let's stick with the main phrases. So my goal today: use 오늘 뭐 해요? with someone. Lucas: Love that. Okay, let's practice a quick scene. I'll be your friend. You see me and ask: 오늘 뭐 해요? Luna: 오늘 뭐 해요? Lucas: 오늘 커피 마셔요. I'm drinking coffee today. Your turn. Luna: Oh, nice. Then I can say: 오늘 저는 빵 먹어요. Today I eat bread. Lucas: Perfect! 오늘 저는 빵 먹어요. Good sentence. Luna: Okay, I want to practice all three: 어제 뭐 했어요? for yesterday. But that's past tense. Lucas: Right, but we can save that for another episode. Today just focus on 오늘, 어제, 내일 as standalone words. Luna: Okay, let me just say them in a sentence. 어제 영화 봤어요. I watched a movie yesterday. Lucas: Very good. 어제 영화 봤어요. And for tomorrow: 내일 친구 만나요. Luna: 내일 친구 만나요. I'm meeting a friend tomorrow. That's one sentence per day. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick drill. I say the English, you say the Korean. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: Today. Luna: 오늘. Lucas: Yesterday. Luna: 어제. Lucas: Tomorrow. Luna: 내일. Lucas: What are you doing today? Luna: 오늘 뭐 해요? Lucas: Nailed it. All four phrases: 오늘, 어제, 내일, 오늘 뭐 해요? They're going to be super useful. Luna: I can already imagine using 오늘 뭐 해요? with my Korean friends. It feels so natural. Lucas: That's the beauty of it. By the way, remember we learned numbers 1-5 earlier? You can combine: 오늘 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷, 다섯. Luna: Oh, that's fun. Like counting today? But maybe not that useful. Lucas: Yeah, but it's a nice callback. Okay, let's wrap up with a final repeat. I'll say each phrase, you echo. Luna: Sounds good. Lucas: 오늘. Luna: 오늘. Lucas: 어제. Luna: 어제. Lucas: 내일. Luna: 내일. Lucas: 오늘 뭐 해요? Luna: 오늘 뭐 해요? Lucas: Perfect. So that's episode 30! Keep practicing these time words with Fexingo. Luna: And remember, you can use them every day. See you next time! Lucas: Bye for now!