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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, I just realized—we've covered so many body parts, but we haven't talked about fingers and toes yet! Lucas: You're right! That's a great observation. So today, let's learn the Korean words for finger and toe. Luna: Ooh, perfect. I've been wanting to know how to say 'fingers' when I'm knitting. Lucas: Nice. So, the word for finger is 손가락. Luna: 손가락. Lucas: Good. And toe is 발가락. Luna: 발가락. I can hear the similarity—both end with 가락. Lucas: Yes, exactly. 가락 means a digit, so 손 is hand and 발 is foot. Let's practice counting them. We have five fingers on one hand. Luna: So 손가락이 다섯 개예요. Lucas: Perfect. 손가락이 다섯 개예요. Repeat after me: 손가락이 다섯 개예요. Luna: 손가락이 다섯 개예요. Lucas: And how many toes do we have on both feet? Luna: Ten. So 발가락이 열 개예요. Lucas: Awesome. 발가락이 열 개예요. Now, let's use them in actions. Can you wiggle your fingers? In Korean, you can say 손가락을 움직여 보세요. Luna: 손가락을 움직여 보세요. That means 'try to wiggle your fingers'? Lucas: Exactly. And for toes, 발가락을 움직여 보세요. Luna: 발가락을 움직여 보세요. Okay, I'm wiggling my toes now. Lucas: Good. Let's do a quick recap. Say 'finger'. Luna: 손가락. Lucas: 'Toe'. Luna: 발가락. Lucas: And 'I have five fingers'. Luna: 손가락이 다섯 개예요. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's make a little scene. Imagine you're at the doctor and they ask you to move your fingers. Luna: Ah, so the doctor might say 손가락을 움직여 보세요. Lucas: Right. And you could say 네, 손가락을 움직일 수 있어요. But that's a bit advanced. For now, just moving them is enough. Luna: Got it. So 손가락을 움직여 보세요. Lucas: You've got it. And if it's your toes, 발가락을 움직여 보세요. Luna: 발가락을 움직여 보세요. Lucas: Now, before we wrap up, I want to mention something. If this podcast has been helping you learn Korean, and you feel like it's been worth a coffee or two, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep making these episodes ad-free. It really makes a difference. Lucas: So, to finish up, let's practice one more time. Repeat after me: 손가락. Luna: 손가락. Lucas: 발가락. Luna: 발가락. Lucas: 손가락이 다섯 개예요. Luna: 손가락이 다섯 개예요. Lucas: 발가락이 열 개예요. Luna: 발가락이 열 개예요. Lucas: And remember, practice wiggling your fingers and toes while saying the phrases. That's it for today. See you next time! Luna: Thanks for listening to Learn Korean with Fexingo. Bye bye!