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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and as always, I'm here with the wonderful Luna. Luna: Hi, hi! And we are ready to learn some Korean today. Lucas, it is so hot outside lately. I mean, the weather is just... wow. Lucas: Oh, tell me about it. The sun is blazing, and I can't even step outside without feeling like I'm melting. This is the perfect time to learn some summer weather phrases in Korean. Luna: Yes, I love it. Let's start with the basics. How do we say 'the weather is hot' in Korean? Lucas: Great question. 'The weather is hot' is '날씨가 더워요'. Let's break it down. 날씨 means 'weather', and 더워요 means 'is hot'. So, 날씨가 더워요. Can you try it? Luna: 날씨가 더워요. That's fun to say. But wait, is it different from just saying it's hot? Like, 'it's hot'? Lucas: Exactly. When you want to say simply 'it's hot', you can also say '더워요' by itself. But '날씨가 더워요' specifically talks about the weather. It's like saying 'the weather is hot'. Luna: Okay, that makes sense. So if I'm complaining about the heat, I can say '날씨가 더워요'. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to emphasize it, you can add '정말' which means 'really'. So, '정말 더워요' is 'it's really hot'. Let's hear you say it. Luna: 정말 더워요. I like that. It's like 'really hot'. Can we also say 'the weather is really hot'? Lucas: Of course. '정말 날씨가 더워요' works too, but most people just say '정말 더워요' for simplicity. So, remember: 날씨가 더워요 for 'the weather is hot', and 정말 더워요 for 'it's really hot'. Luna: Got it. Now, what about when you're just sweating buckets? How do you say 'I'm sweating'? Lucas: That's '땀이 나요'. 땀 means 'sweat', and 나요 means 'comes out' or 'flows'. So literally, 'sweat comes out'. But we use it as 'I'm sweating'. Say it with me: 땀이 나요. Luna: 땀이 나요. That's so useful because I am sweating right now just thinking about this heat. Lucas: And what do you do when you're sweating? You turn on the air conditioner. In Korean, 'to turn on the air conditioner' is '에어컨을 켜요'. 에어컨 is 'air conditioner', and 켜요 means 'turn on'. So, 에어컨을 켜요. Luna: 에어컨을 켜요. I need to do that right now. But Lucas, can we say something like 'I turn on the air conditioner'? Lucas: Yes, you can add 'I' if you want, but in Korean, it's often omitted. Just '에어컨을 켜요' is enough. And if you want to say 'I want to turn on the air conditioner', you can say '에어컨을 켜고 싶어요'. Luna: Oh, that's useful too. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. So we have the weather is hot, it's really hot, I'm sweating, and I turn on the air conditioner. What about a phrase to describe this summer? Like 'hot summer'? Lucas: Ah, 'hot summer' is '더운 여름'. 더운 is the adjective form of 'hot', and 여름 means 'summer'. So, '더운 여름'. Luna: 더운 여름. That's poetic. I can imagine saying that in a dramatic way when it's scorching outside. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick recap of all five phrases we learned today. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: First, 날씨가 더워요. Second, 정말 더워요. Third, 땀이 나요. Fourth, 에어컨을 켜요. Fifth, 더운 여름. You're doing great. Luna: Let me try them all together. 날씨가 더워요. 정말 더워요. 땀이 나요. 에어컨을 켜요. 더운 여름. I like that rhythm. Lucas: That was perfect, Luna. Now, let's put them into a little scene. Imagine you're walking outside and it's super hot. You say to your friend: '정말 더워요, 땀이 나요.' Luna: Oh, I can do that. 정말 더워요, 땀이 나요. And then my friend would say something like, '에어컨을 켜요.' Maybe they're offering to go inside. Lucas: Precisely. So you've got a full conversation. But remember, even though it's hot, you can still enjoy the summer. It's all about the right phrases. Luna: And that's what Fexingo is all about, helping you find the right phrases for any situation. And speaking of which, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with your Korean, and you want to keep these episodes ad-free, consider supporting us. You can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It truly helps us keep teaching. Lucas: Yeah, we really appreciate that. Every little bit keeps us going. But back to our hot day. So you're inside now, air conditioner on, and you look outside and say '더운 여름'. Luna: 더운 여름. I can just picture it. This has been so helpful. I'm going to use these phrases all summer long. Lucas: That's the spirit. And with that, we'll wrap up today's episode. Practice these phrases, stay hydrated, and we'll see you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo. 안녕! Luna: 안녕, everyone!