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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to the show. How are you doing today? Luna: I'm good, Lucas. But I have to say, the weather outside is so windy and rainy! Just like we learned last episode. Lucas: Right, 바람이 불어요 and 비가 와요. It's a perfect day to stay inside and learn Korean. Luna: Totally. So what are we learning today? Lucas: Well, since it's stormy, I thought we could learn how to express surprise in Korean. You know, like when something unexpected happens. Luna: Oh, like when I hear a loud thunderclap? I'd be surprised! Lucas: Exactly. So the word for 'surprised' is 놀랐어요. Can you say that? Luna: 놀랐어요. Lucas: Good. Now if you want to ask someone 'Why are you surprised?' you say 왜 놀랐어요? Luna: 왜 놀랐어요? So 왜 is 'why'. Lucas: That's right. And if you want to ask 'What surprised you?' you say 뭐가 놀랐어요? Luna: 뭐가 놀랐어요? Got it. Can we practice a little? Lucas: Sure. Imagine you're walking and suddenly you see a cute puppy. You'd be surprised, right? Luna: Yeah! I'd say 놀랐어요! Lucas: And if I saw you surprised, I'd ask 왜 놀랐어요? Luna: And I'd say, 강아지가 놀랐어요. Wait, is that right? Lucas: Almost. You could say 강아지 때문에 놀랐어요 — 'I'm surprised because of the puppy.' Or just 강아지가 — but usually we say the reason with 때문에. Luna: Ah, 때문에. So 'because of'. That's useful. Lucas: Let's do a mini scene. I'll be you, and you be me. Luna: Okay. Luna, you look surprised. 왜 놀랐어요? Lucas: 놀랐어요. 비가 갑자기 많이 와서요. 'I'm surprised because it suddenly rained a lot.' Luna: Ah, 비가 갑자기 많이 와서. That's perfect. We just learned 비가 와요, so adding 갑자기 'suddenly' is great. Lucas: You know, speaking of surprises, I'm always surprised that our show doesn't have any ads. It's so clean and focused on learning. Luna: Yeah, I love that. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Korean, and you want to support that ad-free experience, consider buying us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. Every little bit helps keep the show ad-free. Okay, back to practice. Let's try a quick drill. Luna: Sure. So if I see a friend and she looks surprised, I say 왜 놀랐어요? Lucas: Yes. And if you want to know what caused it, you say 뭐가 놀랐어요? Luna: 뭐가 놀랐어요? So that's asking 'what surprised you?' Lucas: Right. Let's do a couple more examples. Imagine you hear a loud noise. Luna: 놀랐어요! Lucas: And I ask 왜 놀랐어요? Luna: 소리 때문에 놀랐어요. 'I'm surprised because of the sound.' Lucas: Excellent. You're getting it. Now one more: imagine you get a gift. Luna: Oh, 놀랐어요! 선물 때문에 놀랐어요. Lucas: Perfect. So today we learned 놀랐어요, 왜 놀랐어요?, and 뭐가 놀랐어요?. Great job, Luna. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel more confident now. Until next time, everyone! Lucas: Yeah, keep practicing with Fexingo. See you in the next episode.