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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 168, can you believe it? We've come a long way. Lucas: We sure have. And today we're going to talk about something very timely — hot and humid weather. Luna: Oh yes. It's been so sticky outside lately. I'm sweating just walking to the bus. Lucas: Perfect! So our first phrase is 날씨가 덥고 습해요. Say it with me: 날씨가 덥고 습해요. Luna: 날씨가 덥고 습해요. That means 'the weather is hot and humid'? Lucas: Exactly. Let's break it down: 덥고 means 'hot and', 습해요 means 'is humid'. So together, hot and humid. Luna: Got it. 날씨가 덥고 습해요. That's a mouthful but I'll practice. Lucas: You'll get it. Let's try it in a scene. Imagine you step outside and it's super muggy. You say to your friend: 날씨가 덥고 습해요. Luna: 날씨가 덥고 습해요. I can totally use that. Lucas: Now, another very common expression for when it's uncomfortably muggy: 너무 후덥지근해요. That means 'it's so muggy/stuffy'. Luna: 너무 후덥지근해요. Wow, that's a long word. 후덥지근해요. Lucas: You said it well. 후덥지근하다 is an adjective for muggy or stuffy. So 너무 후덥지근해요 is 'it's too muggy'. Luna: Okay. 너무 후덥지근해요. I'll remember that for when I complain about the weather. Luna: 땀이 나요. 땀 is sweat, and 나요 means comes out? So literally 'sweat comes out'. Lucas: Exactly. So you can say: 날씨가 덥고 습해서 땀이 나요. 'Because the weather is hot and humid, I sweat.' Luna: 날씨가 덥고 습해서 땀이 나요. That's useful. I think I'll say that a lot. Lucas: Now, what do you do when it's too hot and humid? You ask for the air conditioner. So: 에어컨을 틀어 주세요 — 'Please turn on the air conditioner.' Luna: 에어컨을 틀어 주세요. 틀다 is 'turn on', right? And 주세요 makes it a polite request. Lucas: Perfect. So if you're at a cafe: 에어컨을 틀어 주세요. Or at home: 엄마, 에어컨을 틀어 주세요. Luna: Got it. And what if they don't have an air conditioner? Maybe a fan? Lucas: Good thinking. Then you'd ask: 선풍기 있어요? — 'Do you have a fan?' 선풍기 is fan. Luna: 선풍기 있어요? Simple. Yes or no question. Lucas: Right. Let's practice all five phrases together. Repeat after me: 날씨가 덥고 습해요. Luna: 날씨가 덥고 습해요. Lucas: 너무 후덥지근해요. Luna: 너무 후덥지근해요. Lucas: 땀이 나요. Luna: 땀이 나요. Lucas: 에어컨을 틀어 주세요. Luna: 에어컨을 틀어 주세요. Lucas: 선풍기 있어요? Luna: 선풍기 있어요? Lucas: Excellent! You're doing great. Now let's put them together in a little scene. Imagine you and Luna are outside. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: You step out and say: 아이고, 날씨가 덥고 습해요. 너무 후덥지근해요. Luna: And I say: 진짜요? 땀이 나요. 에어컨을 틀어 주세요. Lucas: But we're outside, so I say: 선풍기 있어요? Luna: Ah, good one. So that covers a whole conversation. Lucas: By the way, speaking of keeping cool — if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Korean, we just wanted to mention that this show is ad-free and listener-funded. Luna: Yeah, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's what keeps us going. Lucas: No pressure at all — we're just grateful you're here learning with us. Luna: Absolutely. So back to the heat — let's review our phrases one more time before we go. Lucas: Good idea. Repeat after me: 날씨가 덥고 습해요. Luna: 날씨가 덥고 습해요. Lucas: 너무 후덥지근해요. Luna: 너무 후덥지근해요. Lucas: 땀이 나요. Luna: 땀이 나요. Lucas: 에어컨을 틀어 주세요. Luna: 에어컨을 틀어 주세요. Lucas: 선풍기 있어요? Luna: 선풍기 있어요? Lucas: Perfect. Practice these until we chat again. Thanks for listening to Fexingo! Luna: Stay cool everyone, and see you next time!