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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is good to be here again. Lucas: Last time we counted up to ten. 열, 스물? No, just ten. Luna: Right. Ten was the limit. Now we go higher. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, listener support keeps it ad-free. You can help at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for listening. That really helps us keep making these episodes. Lucas: So, let us look at the numbers after ten. Luna: I always find the teens tricky. They change shape. Lucas: They do. But there is a pattern. We start with 'yeol', which means ten. Luna: Yeol. Okay. And then what comes next? Lucas: Eleven. In Korean, it is 'yeol-han'. Listen closely. Lucas: 열한.... 열한. Luna: 열한. Yeol-han. Eleven. Got it. Lucas: Exactly. It is ten plus one. Han means one. Luna: So yeol-han is ten-one. That makes sense. Lucas: Yes. Let us try twelve. Twelve is 'yeol-du'. Lucas: 열두.... 열두. Luna: 열두. Yeol-du. Twelve. Oh, that is short. Lucas: It is. Du means two. So ten-two. Simple. Luna: Ten-two. I like that logic. What about thirteen? Lucas: Thirteen is 'yeol-set'. Set means three. Lucas: 열셋.... 열셋. Luna: 열셋. Yeol-set. Thirteen. Okay, I see the pattern. Lucas: You do. Fourteen is 'yeol-net'. Net means four. Lucas: 열넷.... 열넷. Luna: 열넷. Yeol-net. Fourteen. This is going well. Lucas: Let us do fifteen together. Fifteen is 'yeol-seot'. Lucas: 열다섯.... 열다섯. Luna: 열다섯. Yeol-seot. Fifteen. Wait, did you say 'da-seot'? Lucas: I did. The 'd' sound appears before 'seot'. It is yeol da seot. Luna: Oh, I missed that little change. yeol da seot. Fifteen. Lucas: Correct. Seot means five. So ten-five. With a tiny d. Luna: Ten-five. Okay. Let us review them all slowly. Lucas: Eleven. 열한. Yeol-han. Luna: Twelve. 열두. Yeol-du. Lucas: Thirteen. 열셋. Yeol-set. Luna: Fourteen. 열넷. Yeol-net. Lucas: Fifteen. 열다섯. yeol da seot. Luna: That felt good. My brain is starting to click. Lucas: It is because you are building on ten. You know yeol. Luna: True. Before this, I only knew up to ten. Lucas: Now you can count to fifteen easily. Luna: Can we use them in a sentence? Like for money? Lucas: Good idea. Imagine buying something for eleven thousand won. Luna: How would I say that? Eleven thousand? Lucas: You would say yeol-han man. Or just yeol-han if context is clear. Luna: 열한 만 원. Yeol-han man won. Eleven thousand won. Lucas: Perfect. Or maybe fifteen dollars? No, Korean uses won mostly. Luna: Fifteen won is too cheap. But fifteen thousand is reasonable. Lucas: 열다섯 천 원. yeol da seot cheon won. Fifteen thousand won. Luna: I can picture that now. Buying snacks at a store. Lucas: Exactly. Real world usage. It sticks better. Luna: Let us try saying the numbers again, fast this time. Lucas: 열한. 열두. 열셋. 열넷. 열다섯. Luna: Yeol-han. Yeol-du. Yeol-set. Yeol-net. yeol da seot. Lucas: You nailed it. That was smooth. Luna: I feel more confident about numbers now. Lucas: Keep practicing. Say them when you check the time or price tags. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. This was fun. Lucas: See you next time. Practice these till we chat again.