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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 187! Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And we're still going strong. Today we're adding a bit of movement to our body part vocabulary. Luna: Movement? Like stretching? Oh, my neck has been so stiff lately. Lucas: Perfect timing then. We'll learn how to say 'turn your neck' and 'stretch your shoulders' in Korean. Luna: Let me guess — 'turn' is 돌리다? Lucas: Exactly. 'Turn your neck' is 목을 돌리다. Repeat after me: 목을 돌리다. Luna: 목을 돌리다. Lucas: Good. And 'turn your shoulders' is 어깨를 돌리다. Say it: 어깨를 돌리다. Luna: 어깨를 돌리다. That one is a bit trickier. Lucas: You got it. Now let's add 'I have a stiff neck' — 목이 뻐근해요. Listen: 목이 뻐근해요. Luna: 목이 뻐근해요. Oh that's useful. What about stiff shoulders? Lucas: That would be 어깨가 뻐근해요. Try it: 어깨가 뻐근해요. Luna: 어깨가 뻐근해요. I definitely need that after sitting at a desk all day. Lucas: Same here. And if you want to say 'stretch your neck' or 'stretch your shoulders', we can use the English loanword '스트레칭하다'. Luna: Oh, so 'stretch your neck' is 목을 스트레칭하다? Lucas: Exactly. And 'stretch your shoulders' is 어깨를 스트레칭하다. Let's practice those together. Luna: 목을 스트레칭하다. 어깨를 스트레칭하다. I like how natural that sounds. Lucas: Alright, let's do a quick mini dialogue. I'll say a phrase, and you respond with the Korean action. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: My neck is stiff. What should I do? Luna: 목을 돌리세요! Or 목을 스트레칭하세요! Lucas: Perfect. Now my shoulders are stiff. Luna: 어깨를 돌리세요! 어깨를 스트레칭하세요! Lucas: See, you're already a Korean physical therapist. Luna: Right? I'm ready to give advice. But first, I think I need to actually do these stretches. Lucas: Me too. You know, if today's episode actually helps you remember these phrases and maybe even stretch a little, that's great. And if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Korean, listener support is what keeps it ad-free. You can say thanks at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, I love that this show stays clean and focused. Every little bit helps. Lucas: Absolutely. So let's practice once more. Repeat after me: 목이 뻐근해요. Luna: 목이 뻐근해요. Lucas: 어깨가 뻐근해요. Luna: 어깨가 뻐근해요. Lucas: And if you want to tell someone to turn their neck: 목을 돌리세요. Luna: 목을 돌리세요. Lucas: Or stretch both: 어깨를 스트레칭하세요. Luna: 어깨를 스트레칭하세요. That was a good mini workout. Lucas: It really was. Keep practicing these phrases, and next time you feel stiff, you'll know exactly what to say. Luna: And what to do! See you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Lucas: Fighting!