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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 57 — can you believe it? I've been practicing, Lucas. Lucas: That's awesome, Luna. What have you been working on? Luna: Well, last time we did position words, and I kept thinking... how do I count things? Like, if I want to buy apples, how do I say 'three apples'? Lucas: Great question! Today we'll learn how to count objects in Korean. There's a special set of numbers called native Korean numbers for counting things. Luna: Oh, so it's not just 일, 이, 삼? Lucas: Exactly. For counting items, we use 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷... but when counting with a 'counter word', they change form. The most common counter is '개' for general objects. Luna: So how do I say 'one apple'? Lucas: 사과 한 개. 사과 is apple, 한 개 is 'one item'. Listen: 한 개. Luna: 한 개. That sounds like 'han gae'. Lucas: Perfect! Now for two items: 두 개. Luna: 두 개. Du gae. Lucas: Right. Three items: 세 개. Luna: 세 개. Se gae. That's cute! Lucas: Four items: 네 개. Luna: 네 개. Ne gae. Easy enough. Lucas: Now, to ask 'how many items?', we say '몇 개요?' Listen: 몇 개요? Luna: 몇 개요? Myeot gae yo? Wait, does that mean 'how many?' Lucas: Exactly. 몇 개요? is a very useful question. Let's practice a little scene. Imagine you're at a market. Luna: Ooh, I love markets. Lucas: So you see some apples and you want to ask the vendor. You point and say...? Luna: 몇 개요? Lucas: The vendor says '한 개에 천 원이에요.' That's one item costs 1,000 won. But let's focus on the numbers. So you say '사과 세 개 주세요.' Give me three apples. Luna: 사과 세 개 주세요. That's 'three apples, please'? Lucas: Yes! You'd use '주세요' for 'please give me'. Luna: 사과 세 개 주세요. I like that. So if I wanted two apples, I'd say '사과 두 개 주세요'? Lucas: Exactly right! Let's practice counting from one to four again. Repeat after me: 한 개. Luna: 한 개. Lucas: 두 개. Luna: 두 개. Lucas: 세 개. Luna: 세 개. Lucas: 네 개. Luna: 네 개. Lucas: Now let me ask you. How many apples do you have? 사과 몇 개 있어요? Luna: Umm, 사과 세 개 있어요? I have three apples? Lucas: Perfect! You got it. Let's try mixing with other objects. Let's say 'book' is 책. How do you say 'one book'? Luna: 책 한 개? Lucas: Yes! 책 한 개. And 'two books'? Luna: 책 두 개. Lucas: Nice. Now, what if you want to ask 'how many books?' Luna: 책 몇 개요? Lucas: Yes! 책 몇 개요? Let's do a quick quiz. I'll say a number, you say the phrase with '개'. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: One. Luna: 한 개. Lucas: Three. Luna: 세 개. Lucas: Four. Luna: 네 개. Lucas: Two. Luna: 두 개. Lucas: Excellent! Now, let's bring it all together with a short dialogue. I'll be the market vendor, you be the customer. I say: '어서 오세요. 뭐 드릴까요?' Welcome, what can I get you? Luna: 사과 세 개 주세요. Lucas: 네, 사과 세 개요. 여기 있습니다. Here you go. How do you ask the price? Luna: Uh... 얼마예요? Lucas: Good! 얼마예요? So you know that already. But today we focused on counting. Let's review the key phrases one more time. Luna: Sounds good. Lucas: First: 한 개. Luna: 한 개. Lucas: 두 개. Luna: 두 개. Lucas: 세 개. Luna: 세 개. Lucas: 네 개. Luna: 네 개. Lucas: And the question: 몇 개요? Luna: 몇 개요? Lucas: Great job today, Luna! You're now ready to count things at the market. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! I'll practice with my books and apples at home. Lucas: That's the spirit. Keep practicing with Fexingo, and we'll see you next time! Luna: Bye everyone! Happy counting!