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- Lucas: And we're back for another episode of Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Ready to learn some more Korean. What's on the menu today? Lucas: Today we're going to a pharmacy. Imagine you're in Korea and you need to buy some medicine. Luna: Oh that's practical. I remember struggling with that before. Lucas: So first, the most basic phrase. To ask for medicine, you say '약 주세요'. Luna: 약 주세요. Lucas: Good. '약' means medicine, '주세요' is please give me. So '약 주세요'. Luna: 약 주세요. That's pretty straightforward. Lucas: Now if you have a cold, you say '감기에 걸렸어요'. Try it. Luna: 감기에 걸렸어요. That's a mouthful. Lucas: You got it. '감기' is cold, '걸렸어요' means caught. So 'I caught a cold'. Luna: 감기에 걸렸어요. I'll practice that one. Lucas: If you have a headache, say '머리가 아파요'. Luna: 머리가 아파요. Head hurts. Lucas: Exactly. '머리' is head, '아파요' is hurts. '머리가 아파요'. Luna: 머리가 아파요. Good. Lucas: And for stomachache, '배가 아파요'. Luna: 배가 아파요. So '배' is stomach. Lucas: Right. '배가 아파요'. Luna: 배가 아파요. Lucas: Now after you get the medicine, you might want to ask how to take it. Say '이 약 어떻게 먹어요?'. Luna: 이 약 어떻게 먹어요? How do I take this medicine? Lucas: Perfect. '이' means this, '약' medicine, '어떻게' how, '먹어요' eat or take. So '이 약 어떻게 먹어요?'. Luna: 이 약 어떻게 먹어요? That's very useful. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. I'll be the pharmacist. Luna: Okay. 약 주세요. Lucas: 네, 어떤 증상이세요? Luna: 머리가 아파요. Lucas: 여기 약입니다. 이 약 어떻게 먹어요? Luna: 하루에 세 번 식후에 드세요. Lucas: Ah, that's the pharmacist's response. '하루에 세 번 식후에 드세요' means take three times a day after meals. Luna: So the phrase we learned is for asking. Good to know the response too. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep going. Appreciate it. Lucas: Alright, back to it. Let's practice the phrases again. Repeat after me: 약 주세요. Luna: 약 주세요. Lucas: 감기에 걸렸어요. Luna: 감기에 걸렸어요. Lucas: 머리가 아파요. Luna: 머리가 아파요. Lucas: 배가 아파요. Luna: 배가 아파요. Lucas: 이 약 어떻게 먹어요? Luna: 이 약 어떻게 먹어요? Lucas: Great. Now you're ready for the pharmacy. Practice these and you'll be fine. Luna: Thanks Lucas. I feel more confident already. Lucas: That's all for today. See you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Bye everyone. Keep practicing.