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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! Ready for another tiny lesson? Luna: Yes! I've been practicing the greetings from episode one. 안녕하세요! Lucas: Perfect. Today we're building on that. We already learned '잘 지냈어요?' — the polite 'how are you?' Now let's make it casual. For friends, you drop the '요'. Luna: Okay, so just '잘 지냈어?' — I think I remember that from episode two. Lucas: Exactly. But today let's focus on the question and the simplest answer. So the question: 잘 지냈어? Say it with me. Luna: 잘 지냈어? Lucas: Good. The '잘' is like 'well', '지냈어' is from 'to spend time' — so literally 'Did you spend time well?' but it just means 'How have you been?' Luna: Ahh, so it's like 'How's it going?' Lucas: Right. And the simplest answer is '응, 잘 지냈어.' — 'Yeah, I've been fine.' 응 is casual 'yes', like 'yeah'. Say it. Luna: 응, 잘 지냈어. Lucas: There you go. Let's do a quick role-play. I'll ask you: 잘 지냈어? Luna: 응, 잘 지냈어. And you? Lucas: Oh, nice! You added 'And you?' — that's great. But today we're keeping it simple. Just the answer. Let's switch. You ask me. Luna: 잘 지냈어? Lucas: 응, 잘 지냈어. See? Easy. Now let's say them each a few more times. Repeat after me: 잘 지냈어? Luna: 잘 지냈어? Lucas: 응, 잘 지냈어. Luna: 응, 잘 지냈어. Lucas: Awesome. Now let's imagine you bump into a friend at a café. I'll be your friend. Luna: Okay. Lucas: Luna! 잘 지냈어? Luna: 응, 잘 지냈어! How about you? Lucas: I'm good too. That was perfect. Notice you said '응, 잘 지냈어' — that's all you need. Now let's do a quick quiz. I'll say the English, you say the Korean. 'How have you been?' Luna: 잘 지냈어? Lucas: Yeah! And 'Yeah, I've been fine.' Luna: 응, 잘 지냈어. Lucas: Nailed it. One more time, full phrase: 잘 지냈어? — 응, 잘 지냈어. Luna: 잘 지냈어? — 응, 잘 지냈어. Lucas: And remember, from episode one, you can also say 안녕하세요 when you meet someone. But with close friends, 잘 지냈어? is more natural. Luna: Got it. So if I see a friend, I can say '안녕! 잘 지냈어?' Lucas: Exactly. And they'll answer '응, 잘 지냈어.' That's today's lesson. Short and sweet. Luna: I love it. I feel like I can actually use this. Lucas: You can! And you should. Practice with a friend or just say it to yourself. Thanks for learning with Fexingo! Luna: Thanks, Lucas! See you next time. Lucas: Take care, and keep practicing. 잘 지냈어? — 응, 잘 지냈어. Luna: 잘 지냈어? — 응, 잘 지냈어. Bye!