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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 53, can you believe it? Lucas: I know, time flies. Today we have a tiny but super useful topic — position words. Luna: Oh, like 'on top of' and 'under'? That kind of thing? Lucas: Exactly. In Korean, 'above' or 'on top' is 위. Luna: 위. Lucas: Good. And 'below' or 'under' is 아래. Luna: 아래. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's put them in a sentence. 'It's on the desk' — 책상 위에 있어요. Luna: 책상 위에 있어요. Lucas: 책상 is desk, 위 is above, 에 is a location particle, 있어요 means 'there is' or 'it is'. Luna: So 책상 위에 있어요 literally 'desk on top at it is'? Lucas: You got it. Now try 'It's under the chair' — 의자 아래에 있어요. Luna: 의자 아래에 있어요. Lucas: 의자 is chair, 아래 is below. Great. Luna: So if I lose my phone, I can ask 'Where is it?' — 어디에 있어요? Lucas: Exactly! 어디에 있어요 is 'Where is it?' Let's practice that. 어디에 있어요? Luna: 어디에 있어요. Lucas: Let's do a little scene. Imagine your phone is on the desk. Luna: Okay. 전화기 어디에 있어요? — Wait, 전화기 is phone, right? Lucas: Yep, or 핸드폰. Let's use 핸드폰. 핸드폰 어디에 있어요? Luna: 핸드폰 어디에 있어요? Lucas: And I answer: 책상 위에 있어요. Luna: Ah, 책상 위에 있어요. On the desk. Lucas: Now you ask about my keys under the chair. Luna: 열쇠 어디에 있어요? Lucas: 의자 아래에 있어요. Luna: 의자 아래에 있어요. Under the chair. Lucas: You're a natural. Let's go again from the top. 위. Luna: 위. Lucas: 아래. Luna: 아래. Lucas: 책상 위에 있어요. Luna: 책상 위에 있어요. Lucas: 의자 아래에 있어요. Luna: 의자 아래에 있어요. Lucas: And the question: 어디에 있어요? Luna: 어디에 있어요? Lucas: Beautiful. Now you can ask and answer about locations. Practice with things around you. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to Fexingo for another great lesson. Lucas: Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Bye!