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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and this is Luna. Luna: Hey everyone! Ready for another tiny lesson? I feel like we covered cooking last time, but now I need a whole new look. Lucas: Ooh, are we going to the salon? That's a perfect topic today. Let's learn how to talk to a hairstylist in Korean. Luna: Yes! I always get nervous when I need a haircut in Korea. So many words I don't know. Lucas: Well today we'll fix that. Our first phrase is the most important: 머리 자르고 싶어요. Luna: 머리 자르고 싶어요. Lucas: Perfect. 머리 is head or hair, 자르다 means to cut, and 고 싶어요 is 'want to'. So literally 'I want to cut hair'. Luna: So I can walk in and say 머리 자르고 싶어요. Lucas: Exactly. The stylist will ask you how you want it. So next phrase: 짧게 잘라 주세요. Luna: 짧게 잘라 주세요. Lucas: 짧게 means 'shortly' or 'short', 잘라 is the verb stem of 자르다, and 주세요 means 'please give me' — so 'please cut it short'. Luna: What if I just want a trim, not a big chop? Lucas: Great question! Then say 그냥 다듬어 주세요. Luna: 그냥 다듬어 주세요. 그냥 is 'just', 다듬다 is 'trim'. Lucas: Yes. And if you also want your bangs trimmed, add 앞머리도 잘라 주세요. Luna: 앞머리도 잘라 주세요. 앞머리 is bangs, 도 means 'also'. Lucas: Good. One more: what if your head hurts when they wash it? You can say 여기 아파요. Luna: 여기 아파요. 'It hurts here.' Useful. Lucas: Let's practice with a mini conversation. You're the customer, I'm the stylist. Hello, how can I help? Luna: 머리 자르고 싶어요. Lucas: 어떻게 해 드릴까요? How would you like it? Luna: 짧게 잘라 주세요. Lucas: And your bangs? Luna: 앞머리도 잘라 주세요. Lucas: Perfect. You just had your first Korean salon conversation. How do you feel? Luna: So much more confident. But I bet real life is faster. Lucas: True, but you have the key phrases. And if you're enjoying these lessons and want to keep Fexingo ad-free, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, even a couple of dollars a month really makes a difference for us to keep making episodes. Lucas: We truly appreciate it. Now, let's practice one more time. Repeat after me: 머리 자르고 싶어요. Luna: 머리 자르고 싶어요. Lucas: 짧게 잘라 주세요. Luna: 짧게 잘라 주세요. Lucas: 그냥 다듬어 주세요. Luna: 그냥 다듬어 주세요. Lucas: 앞머리도 잘라 주세요. Luna: 앞머리도 잘라 주세요. Lucas: 여기 아파요. Luna: 여기 아파요. Lucas: Awesome. Now you're ready for your next salon visit. Keep practicing these, and we'll see you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Bye everyone!