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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 24! Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. You've come so far. Last time we took a taxi. What did we learn? Luna: We learned how to say 'go to...' and 'go straight' and 'how much is it?'. Lucas: Exactly. Today, let's learn how to ask where something is. Super useful. Luna: Oh, like 'where is the bathroom?' — that's kind of important. Lucas: Totally. So first, the basic question: '어디예요?' That means 'Where is it?'. Luna: 어디예요. Lucas: Good. '어디' means 'where', and '예요' means 'is'. So '어디예요' — 'where is it?'. Luna: 어디예요. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's add a place. '화장실' means 'bathroom'. So '화장실이 어디예요?' — 'Where is the bathroom?'. Luna: 화장실이 어디예요? Lucas: Yes. Notice the '이' after 화장실 — that's a subject marker. So '화장실이' means 'the bathroom' as the subject. Say it again. Luna: 화장실이 어디예요? Lucas: Great. Now, another common one: '지하철역' — 'subway station'. '지하철역이 어디예요?' — 'Where is the subway station?'. Luna: 지하철역이 어디예요? That's a mouthful! Lucas: It is. Let's break it down: 지하철역. 지-하-철-역. Try it slowly. Luna: 지-하-철-역. 지하철역. Lucas: Now add '이 어디예요?'. Luna: 지하철역이 어디예요? Lucas: Perfect. Now listen: imagine you're at a market and you want to ask where the bathroom is. You say '화장실이 어디예요?'. Luna: 화장실이 어디예요? Lucas: And someone might point and say '저기요' — 'over there'. Luna: 저기요. Lucas: Right. But careful — '저기요' is also used to get attention, like 'excuse me'. But in this context, it means 'over there'. We'll have another episode for 'excuse me'. Luna: Okay. So someone points and says '저기요'. Lucas: Yes. And if it's right here, they say '여기예요' — 'it's here'. Luna: 여기예요. Lucas: Good. So let's practice a little scene. I'm a stranger, and you ask me where the subway station is. Luna: 지하철역이 어디예요? Lucas: 저기요. Luna: 아, 감사합니다. Lucas: Perfect. You said 'ah, thank you'. Now, let's do another: you ask where the bathroom is. Luna: 화장실이 어디예요? Lucas: 여기예요. Luna: Oh, right here! 여기예요. Lucas: Exactly. Now, let's review all our phrases. First: '어디예요?' — 'Where is it?'. Luna: 어디예요. Lucas: 화장실이 어디예요? — 'Where is the bathroom?'. Luna: 화장실이 어디예요? Lucas: 지하철역이 어디예요? — 'Where is the subway station?'. Luna: 지하철역이 어디예요? Lucas: And the answers: '저기요' — 'over there', and '여기예요' — 'it's here'. Luna: 저기요, 여기예요. Lucas: Beautiful. Now let's do a quick quiz. I'll say the English, you say the Korean. Luna: Okay. Lucas: Where is it? Luna: 어디예요? Lucas: Where is the bathroom? Luna: 화장실이 어디예요? Lucas: Where is the subway station? Luna: 지하철역이 어디예요? Lucas: Over there. Luna: 저기요. Lucas: It's here. Luna: 여기예요. Lucas: Nailed it. You're ready to navigate. Luna: I feel like I can actually ask for directions now. Lucas: You can. And remember, if you want to ask where something else is, just put the word + '이 어디예요?'. Luna: So like '버스 정류장이 어디예요?' — bus stop? Lucas: Yes! '버스 정류장이 어디예요?' Perfect. Luna: Oh, that's useful. Lucas: Tons of places. Restaurants, stores, museums... Luna: Great. I'll practice this on my next trip. Lucas: And that wraps up Episode 24. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. Luna: Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. 안녕! Lucas: 다음에 봐요!