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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 27 already. Can you believe it? Lucas: I know, time flies. Today we're going somewhere fun — a stationery shop. Luna: Oh, I love stationery! Pens, notebooks, cute erasers... I could spend hours in there. Lucas: Same. And it's a great place to practice some Korean shopping phrases. Remember last time we learned '이거 주세요' at the market? Luna: Yeah, '이거 주세요' means 'Please give me this.' We used it for fruit, right? Lucas: Exactly. Today we'll use it for stationery items. And we'll add a new phrase: '펜 있어요?' — 'Do you have a pen?' Luna: 펜 있어요? That sounds useful. Let's break it down. Lucas: Sure. '펜' is 'pen' — borrowed from English. '있어요?' means 'Do have?' So '펜 있어요?' literally 'Pen have?' Luna: 펜 있어요? 펜 있어요? Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to ask for a pencil case, you say '필통 있어요?' '필통' is pencil case. Luna: 필통 있어요? 필통 있어요? Lucas: Yeah. Now, imagine you're in a stationery shop. You see a nice pen. You can say '이거 주세요'. Luna: 이거 주세요. And the shopkeeper might say '여기 있어요' — 'Here you go.' Lucas: Right! '여기 있어요' means 'Here it is.' We learned '여기' before — 'here.' So '여기 있어요' is a common response. Luna: 여기 있어요. Then I'd say '감사합니다' — thank you. Lucas: Exactly. So let's practice a full conversation. I'll be the shopkeeper, you be the customer. Luna: Okay! Lucas: You walk in and ask '펜 있어요?' Luna: 펜 있어요? Lucas: 네, 여기 있어요. Luna: Ah, so '네' means yes. Then '여기 있어요.' Lucas: Right. Then you pick one and say '이거 주세요.' Luna: 이거 주세요. Lucas: And I say '여기 있어요' again, handing it to you. Then you say... Luna: 감사합니다! Lucas: Perfect. Now let's try with a pencil case. Ask '필통 있어요?' Luna: 필통 있어요? Lucas: 네, 여기 있어요. 여러 색깔 있어요. Luna: Oh, '여러 색깔' — various colors. I remember 색깔 from the colors episode! Lucas: Nice memory! So you pick a blue one. '이거 주세요.' Luna: 이거 주세요. Lucas: 여기 있어요. 감사합니다. Luna: 감사합니다. This is fun. Can we do it again? Lucas: Sure. Let's switch roles. I'll be the customer this time. Luna: Great. So I'm the shopkeeper. Lucas: 펜 있어요? Luna: 네, 여기 있어요. Lucas: 이거 주세요. Luna: 여기 있어요. Lucas: 감사합니다. Luna: That was smooth. I love how '여기 있어요' is so useful. Lucas: It really is. Now let's review all five phrases from today. First, '이거 주세요' — we already know. Then '펜 있어요?', '필통 있어요?', '여기 있어요', and '감사합니다'. Luna: 이거 주세요. 펜 있어요? 필통 있어요? 여기 있어요. 감사합니다. Lucas: Great. Can you put them in a mini conversation? Luna: Sure: '펜 있어요?' '네, 여기 있어요.' '이거 주세요.' '여기 있어요.' '감사합니다.' Lucas: That's it! You're ready for a stationery shop in Korea. Or you can try it at a stationery store near you. Luna: That reminds me — I saw a cute online stationery shop the other day. Maybe I'll try ordering in Korean! Lucas: That's a great idea. Practice makes perfect. And remember, you can listen to this episode again to reinforce. Luna: Yeah, repetition is key. I'm going to say these to myself throughout the day. Lucas: Love it. Thanks for joining us on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time! Luna: 파이팅! See you next episode!