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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so happy to be here with you again. Lucas: It is episode two ninety four. Today we are staying home. Luna: Yes. Last time we were at the dry cleaner. That was fancy. Lucas: It was. But today we are doing it ourselves. At home. Luna: Oh, I see. So, laundry? Just regular laundry? Lucas: Exactly. Basic household chores. It is very useful. Luna: I love that. Let us start with the machine. The washer. Lucas: Right. The first phrase is: 세탁기에 넣다. Luna: 세탁기에 넣다. Lucas: Good. It means to put into the washing machine. Luna: To put into the washing machine. Okay. Lucas: Let us say it together slowly. 세탁기에 넣다. Luna: 세탁기에 넣다. Lucas: Perfect. Now normally. 세탁기에 넣다. Luna: 세탁기에 넣다. Lucas: You got it. Let us make a sentence. I put dirty clothes in. Luna: Dirty clothes go into the machine. 세탁기에 넣어요. Lucas: Excellent. That is polite and clear. Remember the 'ga' particle. Luna: It marks the place. Into the machine. Got it. Lucas: Now, after washing, we need to dry them. Luna: The dryer! What is the word for that? Lucas: The phrase is: 건조기에 말리다. Luna: 건조기에 말리다. Lucas: Yes. To dry in the dryer. Or just to dry. Luna: Dryer... dry. 건조기에 말리다. Lucas: Very good. Let us try it slowly. 건조기에 말리다. Luna: 건조기에 말리다. Lucas: And now at normal speed. 건조기에 말리다. Luna: 건조기에 말리다. Lucas: Nice job. You are getting the rhythm. Luna: Thanks. So I wash, then I dry. Simple. Lucas: Exactly. But wait. There is one more step. Luna: Oh no. Is there more? Lucas: Yes. Folding. It is important for neat closets. Luna: Okay, I can do folding. What is the word? Lucas: The phrase is: 옷을 개다. Luna: 옷을 개다. Lucas: To fold clothes. 'Ot' means clothes. 'Gaeda' means to fold. Luna: Clothes... fold. 옷을 개다. Lucas: Let us repeat it. Slowly. 옷을 개다. Luna: 옷을 개다. Lucas: And normally. 옷을 개다. Luna: 옷을 개다. Lucas: You are sounding very natural. I like it. Luna: I feel like I am actually doing my laundry now. Lucas: almost. Well, let us add one detail. Luna: What detail? Lucas: The soap. You cannot wash without detergent. Luna: True. What do we call putting soap in? Lucas: The phrase is: 세제를 넣다. Luna: 세제를 넣다. Lucas: To put in detergent. 'Seje' is detergent. 'Neoda' is to put in. Luna: Put in detergent. 세제를 넣다. Lucas: Slowly. 세제를 넣다. Luna: 세제를 넣다. Lucas: Normally. 세제를 넣다. Luna: 세제를 넣다. Lucas: Great. Now let us review all five phrases quickly. Luna: Ready. First one: 세탁기에 넣다. Lucas: To put in the washing machine. Next: 건조기에 말리다. Luna: To dry in the dryer. Next: 옷을 개다. Lucas: To fold clothes. Next: 세제를 넣다. Luna: To put in detergent. And the last one? Lucas: We have one more action verb. Going to do laundry. Luna: Ah, yes. 빨래를 하러 가다. Lucas: To go do laundry. 'Ppallae' is laundry. 'Hadara ga da' is to go do. Luna: Go do laundry. 빨래를 하러 가다. Lucas: Slowly. 빨래를 하러 가다. Luna: 빨래를 하러 가다. Lucas: Normally. 빨래를 하러 가다. Luna: 빨래를 하러 가다. Lucas: That was excellent work. You learned five new phrases. Luna: I feel accomplished. Like I just cleaned my room. Lucas: I bet. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: and you want to keep these episodes ad-free and coming weekly... Lucas: honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, check out buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: Yeah. Your support really helps us keep teaching. Thanks. Lucas: Of course. Now, let us use these in a real situation. Luna: Okay. Imagine I have a lot of clothes. Lucas: Right. You look at your basket. What do you say? Luna: I say: 빨래를 하러 갈게요. I will go do laundry. Lucas: Perfect. Then you get to the machine. You add soap. Luna: 세제를 넣어요. I put in the detergent. Lucas: Then you load the clothes. Luna: 세탁기에 넣어요. I put them in the washing machine. Lucas: After it spins, you move to the dryer. Luna: 건조기에 말려요. I dry them in the dryer. Lucas: Finally, they are warm and dry. What next? Luna: 옷을 개요. I fold the clothes. Lucas: Beautiful. You did the whole cycle perfectly. Luna: It felt so satisfying. I want to do it again. Lucas: Don't worry. We will practice these again soon. Luna: I will definitely remember 세탁기에 넣다. Lucas: And 건조기에 말리다. And 옷을 개다. Luna: And 세제를 넣다. And 빨래를 하러 가다. Lucas: Five phrases. Five actions. Very clear. Luna: My closet is already cleaner just from talking about it. Lucas: That is the power of language learning. Luna: It is true. It feels real. Lucas: We are glad you are here with us. Luna: Keep practicing these five phrases. Lucas: Say them while you fold your own socks. Luna: Or while you wait for the dryer. Lucas: It fits right into your day. Luna: See you next time for more Korean. Lucas: Bye for now. Goodbye.