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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 191 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? So glad you're here. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Korean, we appreciate you sticking with us. Luna: Totally. Today, let's talk about something super useful for travelers: checking into a hotel in Korean. Lucas: Perfect. So first thing you say when you walk up to the front desk: 체크인 하고 싶어요. That means 'I want to check in.' Let's break it down. 체크인 is 'check-in', 하고 싶어요 is 'want to do'. Listen: 체크인 하고 싶어요. Luna: 체크인 하고 싶어요. That's a mouthful! 체크인 하고 싶어요. Lucas: Good! Now, if you already have a reservation, you can say 예약했어요. That's 'I have a reservation.' 예약 means reservation, 했어요 means 'did' or 'have done'. Let's hear it: 예약했어요. Luna: 예약했어요. 예약했어요. Yeah, that's handy. Lucas: Now imagine you haven't booked. You can ask 방 있어요? — 'Do you have a room?' 방 is room, 있어요 means 'there is'. So: 방 있어요? Luna: 방 있어요? Simple! I like that. Lucas: And if they ask how many nights, you'll hear 몇 박이에요? '몇' means how many, '박' means night. So: 몇 박이에요? Luna: 몇 박이에요? That's cute. 박 for night. Lucas: Right. Let's do a quick scene. I'm the front desk clerk, you're the guest. Luna: Okay! Lucas: Welcome. 체크인 하시겠어요? Luna: 네, 체크인 하고 싶어요. 예약했어요. Lucas: 좋아요. 몇 박이에요? Luna: Uh... two nights? 이 박이에요? Lucas: Almost! For two nights we say 이박이에요. But you got the structure! 이박, 삼박, 사박. So: 이박이에요. Luna: 이박이에요. Got it. Lucas: You're doing great. Now, we've been doing this for a while, and a couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these lessons going. If Fexingo has been helping you, consider buying us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep it ad-free and focused on teaching. Thanks so much to everyone who already supports us. Lucas: Alright, back to the hotel. Let's practice all four phrases together. Repeat after me: 체크인 하고 싶어요. Luna: 체크인 하고 싶어요. Lucas: 예약했어요. Luna: 예약했어요. Lucas: 방 있어요? Luna: 방 있어요? Lucas: 몇 박이에요? Luna: 몇 박이에요? Nice. Lucas: Perfect. You're ready for check-in. Practice these, and next time you're in Korea you can use them with confidence. Luna: I'm definitely using these on my next trip! Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Keep up the great work, and we'll see you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo.