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- Lucas: Welcome back to another episode of Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Hi everyone. It is so good to be back at the mic. Lucas: Last time we talked about clothing sizes and how things fit. Luna: Right. I learned how to ask if something matches my body shape. Lucas: And today we are going to talk about what those clothes look like on the outside. Luna: Oh, I love this topic. I am always confused by pattern names in other languages. Lucas: It can be tricky. But Korean has some very clear words for them. Luna: Let us start with the first one. What is the most common pattern? Lucas: Stripes are everywhere. In Korean, we say 줄무늬 셔츠예요. Luna: Let me try that. 줄무늬 셔츠예요. Lucas: Perfect pronunciation. 줄무늬 means stripe, and 셔츠 means shirt. Luna: So it literally means stripe shirt. That makes sense. Lucas: Exactly. 줄무늬 셔츠예요. Let us say it together again. Luna: 줄무늬 셔츠예요. Lucas: Great. Now imagine you are looking at a dress with dots. Luna: Polka dots. Those are fun. How do we say that? Lucas: We use the word 물방울 무늬 원피스예요. Luna: 물방울 무늬 원피스예요. Lucas: Very good. 물방울 means water drop, which is why they call it dot pattern. Luna: Oh, that is clever. So it is water drop pattern dress. Lucas: Yes. 물방울 무늬 원피스예요. It sounds quite rhythmic. Luna: I like it. It feels playful. 물방울 무늬 원피스예요. Lucas: Now let us switch to something simpler. A plain color without any design. Luna: Solid color. I see those a lot in minimalist fashion. Lucas: The word is 단색. So we say 단색 자켓이에요. Luna: 단색 자켓이에요. Lucas: Spot on. 단색 means single color or solid. 자켓 is jacket. Luna: 단색 자켓이에요. Simple and clean. Lucas: It is a great word for describing suits or formal wear. Luna: I can definitely use that. 단색 자켓이에요. Lucas: Next up is a classic pattern. Checkered shirts or skirts. Luna: Plaid. Or check. Like a picnic blanket style. Lucas: In Korean, we say 체크무늬 스커트예요. Luna: 체크무늬 스커트예요. Lucas: Check-pattern skirt. You got it perfectly. Luna: 체크무늬 스커트예요. It is very easy to remember because check is similar. Lucas: Exactly. English loanwords help here. 체크무늬 스커트예요. Luna: Okay, one last one. This is my favorite. Lucas: Floral patterns. Flowers on fabric. Luna: Yes. 꽃무늬 블라우스예요. Lucas: You knew that one? 꽃 means flower, right? Luna: Yes! So it is flower pattern blouse. 꽃무늬 블라우스예요. Lucas: That is brilliant. 꽃무늬 블라우스예요. Very pretty phrase. Luna: I feel like a stylist now. 꽃무늬 블라우스예요. Lucas: Let us review all five phrases quickly to lock them in. Luna: Sure. First is 줄무늬 셔츠예요. Lucas: Striped shirt. Next is 물방울 무늬 원피스예요. Luna: Polka-dot dress. Then 단색 자켓이에요. Lucas: Solid jacket. Followed by 체크무늬 스커트예요. Luna: Checkered skirt. And finally 꽃무늬 블라우스예요. Lucas: Floral blouse. You did amazing today. Luna: Thank you. I really want to buy a floral blouse now. Lucas: Maybe after we finish our lesson. Speaking of finishing... Luna: Oh, are we done already? I had so much fun. Lucas: We have one small moment before we go. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. Luna: It is true. Listener support keeps the show running smoothly. Lucas: If today was worth a coffee to you, that is the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Any contribution helps us keep making these episodes for you. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Now let us get back to practicing. Luna: Let us practice again. 줄무늬 셔츠예요. Lucas: Good. 물방울 무늬 원피스예요. Luna: 단색 자켓이에요. Lucas: 체크무늬 스커트예요. Luna: 꽃무늬 블라우스예요. Lucas: Excellent work. See you next time. Luna: Bye everyone. Keep practicing.