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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! So glad to be here again. Lucas: Today we're doing something a little different. No new phrases — we're going to tell a tiny story using only Korean we've already learned. Luna: Oh, I love that! Like a little review in action. Lucas: Exactly. So here's the scene. It's early morning, and you walk into a small neighborhood bakery in Seoul. The bell jingles as you open the door. Luna: Yeah, I can almost smell the bread. Lucas: Right? The baker, an older woman, looks up from kneading dough and smiles. She says... 안녕하세요. Luna: 안녕하세요. That's our hello from episode one. Lucas: Good morning. And you smile back and say... 안녕하세요. Luna: 안녕하세요. So polite and warm. Lucas: Then she asks, 잘 지냈어요? — How have you been? Luna: 잘 지냈어요. We learned that one too. Lucas: You nod and say, 네, 잘 지냈어요. 고마워요. Luna: 네, 잘 지냈어요. 고마워요. Yes, I've been good, thank you. Lucas: Now you point to a fresh loaf of bread on the counter. You want one. You say... 하나 주세요. Luna: 하나 주세요? Wait, is that 'give me one'? Lucas: Yes! 하나 means one, and 주세요 means please give me. So, 하나 주세요. Luna: 하나 주세요. I love that. So direct. Lucas: The baker wraps the bread, hands it to you, and says... 감사합니다. Luna: 감사합니다. Thank you. Lucas: You take the bread and say 감사합니다 too. Then you're about to leave. She says... 안녕히 가세요. Luna: 안녕히 가세요. Goodbye to someone leaving. From episode four. Lucas: And you reply... 네, 안녕히 계세요. Luna: Oh, 안녕히 계세요 is when you're leaving and they're staying, right? Lucas: Exactly. Or you could say 다음에 봐요 — see you next time. Luna: 다음에 봐요. That's a nice one. Lucas: So let's run through the whole conversation once more. I'll be the baker, you be the customer. Luna: Okay, ready. Lucas: 안녕하세요. Luna: 안녕하세요. Lucas: 잘 지냈어요? Luna: 네, 잘 지냈어요. 고마워요. Lucas: 무엇을 드릴까요? — What would you like? Oh, that's new. But you can just say... 하나 주세요. Luna: 하나 주세요. Lucas: 여기 있습니다. — Here you go. 감사합니다. Luna: 감사합니다. Lucas: 안녕히 가세요. Luna: 네, 안녕히 계세요. 다음에 봐요! Lucas: Perfect! You just had a whole conversation in Korean. Luna: That felt so natural. I could really picture the bakery. Lucas: That's the goal — language in real situations. So today we used: 안녕하세요, 잘 지냈어요, 네, 고마워요, 하나 주세요, 감사합니다, 안녕히 가세요, 안녕히 계세요, 다음에 봐요. Luna: All from previous episodes. I feel like I really know them now. Lucas: That's the power of stories. Keep practicing these phrases, and next time we'll add something new. Luna: Can't wait. Thanks for learning with Fexingo, everyone! Lucas: See you next time. 안녕히 계세요! Luna: 다음에 봐요!