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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back. Ready for another episode? Luna: Yes, I am. I've been practicing my Korean all week. Lucas: Good to hear. Today we're going to a place you'll definitely visit in Korea. Luna: Oh, where? Lucas: A convenience store. 편의점. Luna: 편의점. Convenience store. I love those. Lucas: Me too. And what do you usually buy there? Luna: Snacks, of course. 과자. Lucas: Right. 과자. Let's practice that. Repeat after me: 과자. Luna: 과자. Lucas: Perfect. Now imagine you're at the 편의점 and your friend asks you: 뭐 살 거예요? Luna: 뭐 살 거예요? That means 'What are you going to buy?' Lucas: Exactly. 뭐 살 거예요? Let me hear you say it. Luna: 뭐 살 거예요? Lucas: Good. So if you want to buy a snack, you can answer: 과자 살 거예요. Luna: 과자 살 거예요. I'm going to buy snacks. Lucas: Yes. Now let's try a longer sentence. If you want to ask for a specific snack, you say: 이거 주세요. Luna: 이거 주세요. 'This, please.' Lucas: Right. 이거 주세요. Can you say it? Luna: 이거 주세요. Lucas: And the clerk might say: 네, 여기 있어요. Luna: 네, 여기 있어요. 'Yes, here you are.' Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice together. I'll be the clerk. You come to the 편의점. Luna: OK. 뭐 살 거예요? Lucas: 과자 살 거예요. 이거 주세요. Luna: 네, 여기 있어요. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's switch. You be the clerk. Luna: 뭐 살 거예요? Lucas: 과자 살 거예요. 이거 주세요. Luna: 네, 여기 있어요. Lucas: Excellent. You've got it. Let's review all the phrases. First, 편의점. Luna: 편의점. Lucas: 과자. Luna: 과자. Lucas: 뭐 살 거예요? Luna: 뭐 살 거예요? Lucas: 이거 주세요. Luna: 이거 주세요. Lucas: 네, 여기 있어요. Luna: 네, 여기 있어요. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Korean, we'd love your support. We keep this show ad-free, and listener support helps us do that. Luna: Yeah, if you want to help, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: No pressure at all. Every bit helps. Now, let's practice one more time with a full conversation. Luna: OK. I'm at the 편의점. Lucas: 뭐 살 거예요? Luna: 과자 살 거예요. 이거 주세요. Lucas: 네, 여기 있어요. Luna: 감사합니다. Lucas: Perfect. You added 감사합니다. Great job. So next time you're in a Korean convenience store, you'll be ready. Keep practicing, and see you next time. Luna: See you!