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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Korean with Fexingo? Luna: Totally. I've been practicing from last time—the gym phrases. I can say '운동하고 싶어요' like a pro now. Lucas: That's awesome. Today we're tackling something super useful: how to say 'my' and 'your' in Korean. It's simple but essential. Luna: Oh, I've been wondering about that. Like, 'my friend' or 'your book'? Let's do it. Lucas: Exactly. And you know, Fexingo keeps these lessons ad-free so we can focus on learning. If you find that valuable, supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo helps keep it that way. Luna: Yeah, I love that there are no interruptions. Okay, back to Korean—teach me 'my'. Lucas: Alright. The word for 'my' is '내'. Listen carefully: 내. Luna: 내. Lucas: Good. Now 'your' is '네'. But careful—it sounds like '니' in everyday speech. So 네. Luna: 네. Wait, that's the same as 'yes'? Lucas: Great catch. The 'your' 네 is actually pronounced more like '니' to avoid confusion. So try saying '니'. Luna: 니. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's add a noun. 'Friend' is '친구'. So 'my friend' is '내 친구'. Luna: 내 친구. Lucas: Yes! And 'your bag'—'bag' is '가방'—is '네 가방', but say '니 가방'. Luna: 니 가방. So if I want to say 'this is my bag', I'd say '이거 내 가방이에요'? Lucas: Exactly. But we can also say '이거 내 거예요', meaning 'this is mine'. '거' means 'thing'. So '이거 내 거예요'. Luna: 이거 내 거예요. And 'that is yours' would be '저거 네 거예요'? But with '니'? Lucas: Right: '저거 니 거예요'. You're catching on fast. Let's practice a mini conversation. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: I'll point to your phone and say '이거 네 거예요?'. Luna: Um... '이거 내 거예요'? No, wait—'네, 이거 내 거예요'. Lucas: Perfect. '네' for yes, '내 거예요' for mine. Now you ask me about my notebook. Luna: 저거 네 거예요? Lucas: And I say '아니요, 저거 내 거 아니에요. 그거 내 친구 거예요.' That means 'No, that's not mine. That's my friend's.' Luna: Ooh, '내 친구 거'—my friend's thing. So possessive works with other people too. Lucas: Exactly. You just add '의' after a name, but in speech it's often dropped. For example, '루나 가방' means 'Luna's bag'. Luna: So '루나 가방' is simpler. Let me try: '이거 루나 가방이에요'—'This is Luna's bag'. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a full review. Repeat after me: 내. Luna: 내. Lucas: 네. Luna: 니. Lucas: 내 친구. Luna: 내 친구. Lucas: 네 가방. Luna: 니 가방. Lucas: 이거 내 거예요. Luna: 이거 내 거예요. Lucas: 저거 네 거예요. Luna: 저거 니 거예요. Lucas: Excellent. You've got it. Now imagine you're at a cafe and the barista asks '이거 네 거예요?' pointing to a coffee. What do you say? Luna: If it's mine, '네, 이거 내 거예요.' If not, '아니요, 그거 내 거 아니에요.' Lucas: Perfect. See how useful this is? You can claim your stuff or clarify ownership. Luna: Yeah, I feel like I can actually use this. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Practice those possessives, everyone!