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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! Ready for episode 70. Can you believe it? Lucas: I know, it's flown by. And last time we talked about hobbies in Korean, like 취미 and words for reading and cooking. Luna: Yeah, we learned 독서, 운동, 요리... but I remember thinking, how do I actually say 'I do reading' or 'I exercise'? Like, do I need a verb? Lucas: Great instinct. You're right — you need the verb 하다, which means 'to do'. It's super useful. Let's start there. Luna: 하다. Hada. That sounds simple. Lucas: Exactly. 하다 is a key verb. Now, to say 'I read', you combine 독서, which we learned as 'reading', and 하다. So 독서를 해요. Luna: 독서를 해요. Dokseoreul haeyo. So that's 'I read' or 'I do reading'. Lucas: Perfect. And the object marker 를 attaches 독서 and 해요. Let's try another: 운동 means 'exercise'. So 운동을 해요. Luna: 운동을 해요. Undongeul haeyo. 'I exercise'. Okay, I like that. Lucas: And 요리 means 'cooking'. So 요리를 해요. Luna: 요리를 해요. Yorireul haeyo. 'I cook'. So it's always noun + 를 + 해요. Lucas: You got it. Now, to ask someone what they do, you say 뭐 해요? which means 'What do you do?' Luna: 뭐 해요? Mwo haeyo? Simple. So if someone asks me, I can say 저는 독서를 해요. Lucas: Yes! 저는 독서를 해요. 'I read.' Let's practice that full sentence. Repeat after me: 저는 독서를 해요. Luna: 저는 독서를 해요. Jeoneun dokseoreul haeyo. Lucas: Good. And if you want to say 'I exercise', 저는 운동을 해요. Luna: 저는 운동을 해요. Jeoneun undongeul haeyo. Lucas: And 'I cook', 저는 요리를 해요. Luna: 저는 요리를 해요. Jeoneun yorireul haeyo. This is really handy. Lucas: Let's do a mini conversation. I'll ask you 뭐 해요? and you answer. Luna: Okay. 뭐 해요? Lucas: 저는 독서를 해요. See? Now you ask me. Luna: 뭐 해요? Lucas: 저는 운동을 해요. Your turn. Luna: 저는 요리를 해요. I love that I can actually say that now. Lucas: Exactly. And if Fexingo has been helping you make progress like this, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps us ad-free and helps us keep making episodes like this. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to say thanks if you find these lessons useful. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: So back to practice. Let's try a different hobby. What about 영화 보기? That's 'movie watching'. But to say 'I watch movies', you actually use 보다, 'to see'. So 저는 영화를 봐요. Luna: 저는 영화를 봐요. Jeoneun yeonghwareul bwayo. 'I watch movies.' That's a different verb. Lucas: Right. But for today, focus on 하다. So let's recap: 독서를 해요, 운동을 해요, 요리를 해요, and the question 뭐 해요? Luna: 독서를 해요, 운동을 해요, 요리를 해요, 뭐 해요? Got it. Lucas: Now, let's say you're talking with a friend. They ask, 뭐 해요? You can say, 저는 독서를 해요. And if they say 저는 운동을 해요, you can respond, 아, 좋아요! 'Oh, nice!' Luna: 아, 좋아요! That's a fun little exchange. Lucas: Try it with me. 뭐 해요? Luna: 저는 요리를 해요. 뭐 해요? Lucas: 저는 운동을 해요. 아, 좋아요! Luna: See, we're having a real conversation. I love that. Lucas: That's the goal. Now, one more phrase: if you want to add 'I like' before the activity, you can use 좋아해요. So 저는 독서를 좋아해요 means 'I like reading.' But that's for another episode. Luna: Ooh, I'll look forward to that. For now, I'm happy with 저는 독서를 해요. Lucas: Perfect. Listeners, practice these phrases: 독서를 해요, 운동을 해요, 요리를 해요, and 뭐 해요? Repeat them a few times today. Luna: And if you want to support us, remember the link. Thanks for joining us on episode 70. Lucas: We'll be back with more Korean soon. Until then, keep practicing.