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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Korean with Fexingo? Luna: Totally! I've been practicing my Korean from last time. I can order a coffee now without pointing. That feels good. Lucas: That's awesome. And if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress, you know what keeps these going? A couple of dollars a month at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It genuinely makes a difference. Luna: Yeah, it's a small thing that adds up. And it keeps the show ad-free for everyone. So today, what are we diving into? Lucas: Music! A lot of people love K-pop, so let's learn some basic music vocabulary. First word: 음악. Luna: 음악. That means 'music', right? Lucas: Exactly. 음악. Now, a song is 노래. Try it. Luna: 노래. Lucas: Good. So if you want to say 'I listen to music', it's 음악을 들어요. Listen: 음악을 들어요. Luna: 음악을 들어요. That's a mouthful. 음악을 들어요. Lucas: Perfect. And 'I listen to songs' is 노래를 들어요. 노래를 들어요. Luna: 노래를 들어요. So the object particle changes? 음악을, 노래를? Lucas: Right. 음악 ends in a consonant, so 을. 노래 ends in a vowel, so 를. You got it. Now, let's try a question: What music do you listen to? 무슨 음악을 들어요? Luna: 무슨 음악을 들어요? Lucas: Yes. And you can answer: 저는 팝 음악을 들어요. 'I listen to pop music.' Or 저는 케이팝을 들어요. Luna: 저는 케이팝을 들어요. I love that. Now, what about 'favorite singer'? That's a useful one. Lucas: Good idea. 'Favorite singer' is 좋아하는 가수. 좋아하는 means 'favorite' or 'liked', and 가수 is 'singer'. So: 좋아하는 가수가 누구예요? — 'Who is your favorite singer?' Luna: 좋아하는 가수가 누구예요? Lucas: Great. Let's put it together. Imagine I ask you: 무슨 음악을 들어요? What do you say? Luna: 저는 케이팝을 들어요. Lucas: And if I ask: 좋아하는 가수가 누구예요? Luna: 좋아하는 가수... 방탄소년단요! Lucas: Ah, nice. So you can just say the name and add 요 for politeness. Now let's practice a mini conversation. I'll be a friend. 무슨 음악을 들어요? Luna: 저는 케이팝을 들어요. 좋아하는 가수는 방탄소년단이에요. Lucas: Perfect! You used 이에요 correctly. So let's review our phrases: 음악, 노래, 음악을 들어요, 노래를 들어요, 좋아하는 가수. Say them with me one more time. Luna: 음악, 노래, 음악을 들어요, 노래를 들어요, 좋아하는 가수. Lucas: Awesome. Now you can chat about music in Korean. Try it out with a friend. And remember, if Fexingo helps you, support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. See you next time! Luna: See you! 음악을 들어요!