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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another tiny Korean lesson? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing my body parts from earlier episodes. My head, shoulders, knees, toes... all set! Lucas: Awesome. Today we're zooming in on a very specific spot — the mouth. Luna: Oh, we did mouth before. 입, right? To talk and eat. Lucas: Exactly. But inside the mouth, there are teeth. In Korean, 'tooth' or 'teeth' is 이. Luna: 이. Just like the letter 'e'? Lucas: Yeah, same sound. So if you have a toothache, you'd say 이가 아파요. Luna: 이가 아파요. My tooth hurts. Lucas: Perfect. Say it with me: 이가 아파요. Luna: 이가 아파요. Lucas: Good. Now if you need to see a dentist, you say 치과에 가고 싶어요. Luna: 치과 — that's dentist, right? And 가고 싶어요 is 'want to go'? Lucas: You got it! So 치과에 가고 싶어요 means 'I want to go to the dentist.' Luna: 치과에 가고 싶어요. Lucas: Excellent. Let's do a quick scene. Say you wake up with a toothache. What do you tell your friend? Luna: Hmm... 이가 아파요. 그리고 치과에 가고 싶어요. Lucas: Perfect sentence! You're connecting two phrases naturally. That's really good. Luna: Thanks! So what happens at the dentist? Do they say something? Lucas: They might look and say 충치예요. That means 'It's a cavity.' Luna: Chung-chi? 충치예요. Lucas: Right. 충치 is cavity. So if the dentist says 충치예요, they're telling you there's a cavity. Luna: And then I'd need treatment, right? Lucas: Exactly. You can say 치료해야 해요 — 'I need treatment' or 'I have to get treatment.' Luna: 치료해야 해요. That's a mouthful! But I'll practice. Lucas: You'll get it. 치료 is treatment, 해야 해요 means 'have to do.' So 치료해야 해요. Luna: 치료해야 해요. Lucas: You know, I love how these phrases build on things we've learned before. It makes me think — if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Korean, whether it's body parts or doctor visits, we're really glad. And listener support is what keeps this little show going, totally ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a labor of love. If you'd like to help out, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, but it means the world to us. Lucas: Absolutely. Anyway, back to the dentist! So after treatment, you might need to say 고마워요, but that's for another day. Let's practice one more time. Luna: Okay! 이가 아파요. 치과에 가고 싶어요. 충치예요? 치료해야 해요. Lucas: Almost perfect. Just remember the rhythm: 이가 아파요. 치과에 가고 싶어요. 충치예요. 치료해야 해요. Luna: 이가 아파요. 치과에 가고 싶어요. 충치예요. 치료해야 해요. Got it! Lucas: Nailed it. Now imagine you're at the dentist and they say 충치예요. What do you say? Luna: 치료해야 해요! Lucas: Exactly. You're ready for a real dental visit in Korean. Luna: I hope I never need to use these, but it's good to know. Lucas: For sure. Keep practicing these phrases. Repeat them a few times today. See you next time! Luna: Cheers, everyone! 이가 아파요... just kidding. Bye!