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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! Ready for another tiny lesson? Luna: Yes! I'm so excited. Last time we did days of the week, and I've been practicing every day. Lucas: That's great. Today we're going to talk about seasons. The four seasons in Korean. Luna: Seasons! I love spring and fall. Let me guess — spring is 봄, right? Lucas: Exactly! 봄 — spring. Say it with me: 봄. Luna: 봄. Lucas: Perfect. Now summer: 여름. Luna: 여름. That sounds warm. Lucas: It does. Autumn or fall is 가을. Luna: 가을. That's a pretty word. Lucas: And winter is 겨울. Luna: 겨울. Brrr, cold. Lucas: Let's hear them all together. Repeat after me: 봄, 여름, 가을, 겨울. Luna: 봄, 여름, 가을, 겨울. Lucas: Excellent. Now let's make a sentence. I'll say 'I like spring' in Korean: 봄을 좋아해요. Luna: 봄을 좋아해요. So 봄 is spring, and 좋아해요 is 'like'. Lucas: Right. And to ask 'Which season do you like?' — 어느 계절을 좋아해요? Luna: 어느 계절을 좋아해요? That's a useful question. Lucas: Let's practice. I'll ask you: Luna, 어느 계절을 좋아해요? Luna: 봄을 좋아해요! Wait, actually I love all seasons, but spring is special. Lucas: Good. Now you ask me. Luna: Lucas, 어느 계절을 좋아해요? Lucas: 가을을 좋아해요. The weather is perfect. Luna: Ah, so 가을을 좋아해요. I need to remember the object particle 을. Lucas: Yes. After a consonant like 봄, we use 을. After a vowel like 가을, we use 을 too? Actually 가을 ends with a consonant ㄹ, so it's also 을. But 여름 ends with ㅁ, so 여름을. All seasons end with a consonant, so always 을. Luna: Got it. So 여름을 좋아해요, 겨울을 좋아해요. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a quick scene. Imagine we're at a café in Seoul and I ask you what season you like. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: 어느 계절을 좋아해요? Luna: 봄을 좋아해요. 봄에 꽃이 예뻐요. Lucas: Oh, nice! '꽃이 예뻐요' — the flowers are pretty. That's from our clothing episode? No, that was '이거 예뻐요'. Luna: Right. I'm mixing things up. Lucas: That's okay. Now let's practice all four seasons one more time. Say them with me: 봄. Luna: 봄. Lucas: 여름. Luna: 여름. Lucas: 가을. Luna: 가을. Lucas: 겨울. Luna: 겨울. Lucas: And the question: 어느 계절을 좋아해요? Luna: 어느 계절을 좋아해요? Lucas: Now answer: I like winter. 겨울을 좋아해요. Luna: 겨울을 좋아해요. Lucas: Great work today! You now know the four seasons and how to talk about your favorite. Luna: This was fun! I'll practice asking my friends which season they like. Lucas: Perfect. Keep practicing with Fexingo, and we'll see you next time for another tiny lesson. Bye! Luna: 안녕!