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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. Episode 75! Luna: 75 episodes already! That's amazing. Feels like we just started. Lucas: I know, right? And today we're going to talk about something I know you enjoy, Luna. Luna: Oh, what's that? Lucas: Reading! You're always reading something. Luna: Guilty as charged. I love reading. Can we learn how to say that in Korean? Lucas: Absolutely. So the verb 'to read' is 읽다, but in polite form it becomes 읽어요. Say it with me: 읽어요. Luna: 읽어요. That's a mouthful. 읽어요. Lucas: Good! And 'book' is 책. So 'read a book' is 책을 읽어요. 책을 읽어요. Luna: 책을 읽어요. So if I want to say 'I read a book', I add 저는? Like 저는 책을 읽어요? Lucas: Exactly! 저는 책을 읽어요. That's a full sentence: 'I read a book.' Great job! Luna: 저는 책을 읽어요. I can already picture myself saying that at a book club. Lucas: Now, what if you want to ask someone what they're reading? You can say 뭐 읽어요? 'What are you reading?' 뭐 읽어요? Luna: 뭐 읽어요? That's straightforward. So if someone asks me, I can say 저는 책을 읽어요, or maybe add the type of book? Lucas: Yes! For example, if you're reading a Korean book, you can say 한국어 책을 읽어요. 한국어 책을 읽어요. Luna: 한국어 책을 읽어요. That's cool. And if the book is interesting, I can say 재미있어요, right? Lucas: Right! 재미있어요 means 'it's fun' or 'it's interesting.' So you could say: 저는 한국어 책을 읽어요. 재미있어요. Luna: 저는 한국어 책을 읽어요. 재미있어요. I love that. Let's practice a little dialogue. Lucas: Sure! I'll ask you: 뭐 읽어요? Luna: 저는 한국어 책을 읽어요. 재미있어요. Lucas: Perfect! You just had a whole conversation about reading. Luna: Okay now you ask the listeners: 뭐 읽어요? Lucas: Yeah! Take a moment and answer in your head: 저는 한국어 책을 읽어요. Or maybe another book. Who knows? Luna: And if it's interesting, add 재미있어요. Lucas: Exactly. Now, Luna, you know what I've been thinking? Luna: What's that? Lucas: Fexingo has been helping so many people learn Korean, and it's all listener-funded. No ads, just people who love learning. Luna: That's true. It's pretty special. Some listeners even support us on Buy Me a Coffee. Lucas: Yeah, buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That literally helps us keep making episodes like this. So thanks to anyone who's part of that. Luna: It keeps us ad-free and focused on teaching. We really appreciate it. Lucas: Okay, back to reading! So let's try a longer sentence. If you read often, you can say 저는 자주 책을 읽어요. 자주 means 'often.' Luna: 저는 자주 책을 읽어요. That's good to know. I read often, so I'll use that. Lucas: And if you read every day, 매일 책을 읽어요. 매일 means 'every day.' Luna: 매일 책을 읽어요. That's intense. But maybe some of us do! Lucas: Sure. So let's do a quick recap. We learned: 책을 읽어요, 저는 책을 읽어요, 뭐 읽어요?, 재미있어요, and 한국어 책을 읽어요. Luna: That's a lot of good phrases. And remember, you can mix and match. Like 뭐 읽어요? and then answer with 저는 한국어 책을 읽어요. 재미있어요. Lucas: Perfect. Practice those, and next time you pick up a book, think in Korean. Luna: I will! Thanks Lucas. And thanks to all our listeners. Keep reading and keep learning with Fexingo! Lucas: See you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Bye!