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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, I'm so ready for this. Lucas: Today we're building on what we did in Episode 7, where we learned how to introduce ourselves with names. Luna: Right, like 제 이름은 Luna예요. Lucas: Exactly. And after someone tells you their name, what do you say next? Luna: Uhh... I usually just smile awkwardly. Lucas: Let's fix that. Today we're learning how to say 'nice to meet you' in Korean. Luna: Oh, perfect. Lucas: Our first phrase is 만나서 반가워요. Luna: Whoa, that's a mouthful. Lucas: Let's break it down. 만나서 means 'because we met.' 반가워요 means 'I'm glad' or 'I'm pleased.' Luna: So literally 'because we met, I'm glad.' Lucas: Right. It's the standard polite way to say 'nice to meet you.' Listen slowly: 만나서 반가워요. Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: Good! Now at normal speed: 만나서 반가워요. Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: There you go. Let's practice that a few times. 만나서 반가워요. Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: Yeah. Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: Perfect. Luna: Okay, so if someone says that to me, what do I say back? Lucas: Great question. The common polite response is 저도 반가워요. Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: Exactly. 저 means 'I' or 'me' in a humble way. 도 means 'also' or 'too.' So 저도 반가워요 means 'I'm also glad to meet you.' Luna: Oh, that's nice. Lucas: Listen slowly: 저도 반가워요. Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: Right. Now normally: 저도 반가워요. Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: Totally. Let's put them together. I'll say 만나서 반가워요, you respond with 저도 반가워요. Luna: Okay. Lucas: 만나서 반가워요. Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: Yeah yeah yeah. Again. Lucas: 만나서 반가워요. Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: Nailed it. Luna: This feels like a real conversation starter. Lucas: It is. Let's do a tiny role-play. Imagine we just met at a coffee shop. I'll start. Luna: Oh, I love this. Lucas: 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Lucas예요. Luna: 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Luna예요. Lucas: 만나서 반가워요. Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: Ahh, yes! That was smooth. Luna: That felt good. Lucas: Let's switch. You start this time. Luna: Okay. 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Luna예요. Lucas: 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Lucas예요. Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: 저도 반가워요. Luna: Oh, that's so good. Lucas: Right? Now, let's practice just the phrases a few more times. 만나서 반가워요. Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: 저도 반가워요. Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: Together: 만나서 반가워요. Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: 저도 반가워요. Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: For sure. Okay, tiny recap time. What's our first phrase? Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Nice to meet you. Lucas: Exactly. And the response? Luna: 저도 반가워요. I'm also glad to meet you. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a quick quiz. I'll say a situation, you give me the phrase. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: You just learned someone's name. What do you say? Luna: 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: Right. Now they say that to you. How do you respond? Luna: 저도 반가워요. Lucas: Absolutely. One more: put it all together in a mini-conversation. Luna: Okay. 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Luna예요. 만나서 반가워요. Lucas: 저도 반가워요. There it is. Luna: This is going to be so useful. Lucas: It really is. Practice these two phrases with the names from Episode 7, and you've got a solid introduction. Luna: I'm already imagining using this next time I meet someone new. Lucas: That's the goal. Thanks for learning with us today on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Yeah, practice these till we chat again. Lucas: See you next time.