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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 141 already. Lucas, what are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're talking about household chores. You know, things we do around the house every day. Luna: Oh, like cleaning and stuff? I need those words. My apartment is a mess. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with one of the most common: 설거지하다. It means 'to do the dishes'. Luna: 설거지하다. That's a long word! Lucas: It is. But listen again: 설거지하다. The main part is 설거지, and then 하다 means 'to do'. So literally 'do dishes'. Luna: 설거지하다. 설거지하다. Okay, I think I've got it. Lucas: Good. Now let's use it in a sentence: 저는 설거지해요. That means 'I do the dishes'. Luna: 저는 설거지해요. I do the dishes. Can you break that down? Lucas: Sure. 저는 is 'I', and 설거지해요 is the verb 'do dishes' in polite form. So together, 저는 설거지해요. Luna: 저는 설거지해요. I'll remember that. What about laundry? Lucas: Laundry is 빨래하다. Same pattern: 빨래 plus 하다. To do laundry. Luna: 빨래하다. That sounds a bit like 'bballae'. Is that right? Lucas: Yes, 빨래하다. Perfect. And in a sentence: 저는 빨래해요. I do laundry. Luna: 저는 빨래해요. I do laundry. Okay, I can use that. Lucas: Now, cleaning a room or house is 청소하다. Clean. Luna: 청소하다. That sounds like 'cheongso'. Like the word for 'clean'? Lucas: Exactly. 청소 means 'cleaning', and 하다 makes it a verb. So 저는 청소해요. I clean. Luna: 저는 청소해요. I clean. What if I want to say I clean my room? Lucas: Great question. You can say 저는 방을 청소해요. 방 is 'room', and 을 marks it as the object. Luna: 저는 방을 청소해요. I clean my room. That's useful. Lucas: And finally, cooking: 요리하다. To cook. Luna: 요리하다. Like 'yori' plus 'hada'. 저는 요리해요. I cook. Lucas: Exactly right. 저는 요리해요. You're a natural. Luna: Thanks. So let me practice all four: 설거지하다, 빨래하다, 청소하다, 요리하다. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's put them in a little scene. Imagine a friend asks you: 뭐 해요? What are you doing? Luna: Right. So I could say: 저는 설거지해요. Or 저는 빨래해요. Lucas: Exactly. And if you're busy with everything, you could say: 저는 설거지하고 빨래해요. That means 'I'm doing dishes and laundry'. Luna: And then 청소 and 요리? That's a lot of chores! Lucas: Yes, but now you can talk about them in Korean. Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: 설거지하다. Luna: 설거지하다. Lucas: 빨래하다. Luna: 빨래하다. Lucas: 청소하다. Luna: 청소하다. Lucas: 요리하다. Luna: 요리하다. Lucas: You know, I've been thinking. If this podcast helps you make even a little progress in Korean, that's awesome. And if you ever feel like supporting us so we can keep making these episodes ad-free, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps. Even a small gesture means a lot to us. Now back to chores. What about the word for 'vacuum'? Lucas: Ah, vacuum is 청소기. But that's a noun. The verb is still 청소하다. You can say 저는 청소기로 청소해요. I clean with a vacuum. Luna: 청소기로 청소해요. That makes sense. Lucas: Let's practice one more sentence. Imagine your mom says: 방 청소했어요? Did you clean your room? Luna: And I can say: 네, 방 청소했어요. Yes, I cleaned my room. Lucas: Perfect. You used the past tense there. 청소했어요 is the past of 청소하다. Luna: So 설거지하다 becomes 설거지했어요? I did dishes? Lucas: Exactly. 저는 설거지했어요. I did the dishes. And 저는 빨래했어요. I did laundry. Luna: 저는 요리했어요. I cooked. This is great. Lucas: Alright, let's wrap up. Today we learned: 설거지하다, 빨래하다, 청소하다, 요리하다. Use them in your daily life. Luna: I'm going to go home and say 저는 청소해요 to my roommate. Lucas: That's the spirit. Thanks for joining us on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Practice these phrases, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Bye everyone! Keep studying.