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- Lucas: Okay, so last episode we were at the convenience store buying drinks. Today, let's learn how to say 'there is' or 'there isn't' something in Korean. Luna: Oh, like 'there is a book' or 'there is no chair'? That sounds useful. Lucas: Exactly. The word for 'there is' or 'to exist' is 있어요. Listen closely: 있어요. Luna: 있어요. Lucas: Perfect. And the opposite, 'there isn't' or 'to not exist', is 없어요. 없어요. Luna: 없어요. So 있어요 means yes, and 없어요 means no. Lucas: Right. Now, to ask 'what is there?', you say 뭐가 있어요? 뭐가 있어요? Luna: 뭐가 있어요? That's 'what is there?' Lucas: Yeah. So if I say 책이 있어요, that means 'there is a book'. 책이 있어요. Luna: 책이 있어요. Book is 책, so 책이 있어요. Lucas: Now, if there is no chair, you say 의자가 없어요. 의자가 없어요. Luna: 의자가 없어요. 의자 is chair. So no chair. Lucas: Let's practice. Imagine you walk into a room. I ask 뭐가 있어요? You look around and see a book. What do you say? Luna: 책이 있어요! Lucas: Yes! And if there is no chair? Luna: 의자가 없어요. Lucas: Good. Now, let's do a little scene. I'll be at a desk. You come in. Luna: Okay. Lucas: 뭐가 있어요? Luna: 책이 있어요. 의자가 없어요. Lucas: That's right. So if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Korean, a couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going. You can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making episodes ad-free. Thank you for considering. Lucas: Alright, back to practice. Let's try another one. If there is a pen, you say 펜이 있어요. 펜이 있어요. Luna: 펜이 있어요. Pen is 펜. Lucas: And if there is no phone? Luna: 핸드폰이 없어요. Lucas: Great. Now listen to this sentence: 방에 책상이 있어요. That means 'there is a desk in the room.' 방에 책상이 있어요. Luna: 방에 책상이 있어요. So 방 is room, 책상 is desk. Lucas: Yes. And 'there is no bed in the room' is 방에 침대가 없어요. 방에 침대가 없어요. Luna: 방에 침대가 없어요. 침대 is bed. Lucas: Let's practice a quick dialogue. I'll ask you about your room. Luna: Okay! Lucas: 방에 뭐가 있어요? Luna: 침대가 있어요. 책상이 있어요. 의자가 없어요. Lucas: Excellent. You just said 'there is a bed, there is a desk, there is no chair.' Luna: I did! This is already sticking. Lucas: Let's do one more round. I'll say a sentence in English, and you say it in Korean. 'There is a book in the bag.' Luna: 가방에 책이 있어요. Lucas: Perfect. 'There is no water on the table.' Luna: 탁자에 물이 없어요. Lucas: Yes! 'There is a chair next to the desk.' Luna: 책상 옆에 의자가 있어요. Lucas: Wow, you even added 'next to'. That's from a previous episode. Nice. Luna: Thanks! I've been practicing. Lucas: So today we covered 있어요, 없어요, 뭐가 있어요?, 책이 있어요, 의자가 없어요. Let's hear them one more time: 있어요. Luna: 있어요. Lucas: 없어요. Luna: 없어요. Lucas: 뭐가 있어요? Luna: 뭐가 있어요? Lucas: 책이 있어요. Luna: 책이 있어요. Lucas: 의자가 없어요. Luna: 의자가 없어요. Lucas: Great job today, Luna. Keep practicing these, and next time we'll build on them. Thanks for joining us on Learn Korean with Fexingo! Luna: See you next time! And don't forget to support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo if you can. Bye!