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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, thanks Lucas. Yeah, it's good to be here again. Lucas: So last time we covered some basics like 네 and 아니요 and 감사합니다. Luna: Right, yes, no, please, thank you. Those are super useful. Lucas: Exactly. Today we're going to build on that with something even more fundamental. Luna: Oh, what is it? Lucas: Introducing yourself. Specifically, how to say your name and ask someone else's name. Luna: Oh that's so good. That's like... the first thing you do when you meet someone. Lucas: Totally. So our first phrase is 'my name is...' In Korean, that's 제 이름은... Luna: Wait, hold on. Say that slowly? Lucas: Sure. 제... 이... 름... 은. 제 이름은. Luna: 제 이름은. What does that literally mean? Lucas: 제 means 'my' in a polite way. 이름 means 'name.' 은 is a topic marker. So together, 'my name is...' Lucas: Now at normal speed: 제 이름은. Luna: Okay. 제 이름은. Let me try: 제 이름은. Lucas: Yeah. That's it. Nice and clear. Luna: So if I want to say 'my name is Luna,' I'd say 제 이름은 Luna. Lucas: Exactly. 제 이름은 Luna. Luna: Okay, cool. So that's how I introduce myself. Lucas: Right. Now the natural follow-up question: 'what is your name?' Luna: Oh, yeah. That makes sense. Lucas: In Korean, that's 이름이 뭐예요? Luna: 이름이 뭐예요? Say that slowly too? Lucas: 이... 름... 이... 뭐... 예... 요? 이름이 뭐예요? Luna: 이름이 뭐예요? Okay. What's the breakdown? Lucas: 이름 is 'name' again. 이 is a subject marker. 뭐 means 'what.' 예요 is the polite ending for 'is.' So 'name what is?' Lucas: At normal pace: 이름이 뭐예요? Luna: 이름이 뭐예요? Let me try: 이름이 뭐예요? Lucas: Perfect. You got it. Luna: So if I meet someone, I could say 제 이름은 Luna. 이름이 뭐예요? Lucas: Absolutely. That's a complete little introduction exchange. Luna: I love that. It's so practical. Lucas: Let's practice both together. First, 제 이름은. Luna: 제 이름은. Lucas: And 이름이 뭐예요? Luna: 이름이 뭐예요? Lucas: Great. Now let's do a tiny role-play. Pretend we just met at... I don't know, a coffee shop. Luna: Okay, sure. I'm ready. Lucas: Alright. I'll start. 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Lucas. Luna: Oh! 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Luna. Lucas: 아, Luna. 반가워요. That means 'nice to meet you.' We'll cover that another time. Luna: Oh, okay. 반가워요. Lucas: Now you ask me my name. Luna: Right. 이름이 뭐예요? Lucas: 제 이름은 Lucas. Luna: Ahh, yes! That felt real. Lucas: It did. Good job. Let's switch it up. Imagine we're at a virtual meetup for language learners. Luna: Okay, I'll start this time. 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Luna. Lucas: 안녕하세요. 이름이 뭐예요? Luna: Ooh, almost. Wait, you already know my name. But in this scene, you're asking. Lucas: Right. So I'd say 이름이 뭐예요? and you'd repeat 제 이름은 Luna. Luna: Got it. 제 이름은 Luna. Lucas: There you go. See how natural that can feel? Luna: Yeah. It's like... these two phrases open up a whole conversation. Lucas: Exactly. And remember, you can use the greetings we learned earlier too. Like 안녕하세요 first, then 제 이름은... Luna: Right. So 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Luna. 이름이 뭐예요? Lucas: Perfect. That's a solid start. Luna: Okay, let me practice one more time on my own. 제 이름은 Luna. Lucas: Good. Luna: 이름이 뭐예요? Lucas: Yeah. Clear and polite. Luna: So if someone asks me 이름이 뭐예요? I just say 제 이름은 Luna. Lucas: Yep. That's all there is to it. Luna: This is really helpful. I feel like I could actually use this. Lucas: That's the goal. Let's do a quick recap. What's 'my name is' in Korean? Luna: 제 이름은. Lucas: And 'what is your name?' Luna: 이름이 뭐예요? Lucas: Exactly. Now a tiny quiz. If I say 제 이름은 Lucas, how do you ask for my name? Luna: 이름이 뭐예요? Lucas: Right. And if I ask you 이름이 뭐예요? what do you say? Luna: 제 이름은 Luna. Lucas: Nailed it. You've got both down. Luna: Thanks. This was fun. Lucas: So to wrap up, today we learned 제 이름은... and 이름이 뭐예요? Practice these, maybe even introduce yourself to a friend or say it out loud a few times. Luna: For sure. I'll definitely do that. Lucas: Thanks for learning with us on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Yeah, see you next time.