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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 164 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And we're still finding new things to talk about. Today, a weather topic we haven't touched yet. Luna: Oh? We've done sunny, rainy, foggy, windy, snowy... what's left? Lucas: Thunderstorms. Lightning. The big, loud kind of weather. Luna: Ooh. I love a good storm. Let's learn how to talk about it. Lucas: Perfect. First phrase: 천둥이 쳐요. 천둥 means 'thunder', and 쳐요 means 'strikes' or 'hits'. So literally 'thunder strikes'. Luna: 천둥이 쳐요. Lucas: Good. The 'ㅊ' in 천둥 is a strong 'ch' sound. 천둥이 쳐요. Luna: 천둥이 쳐요. When the sky rumbles. Lucas: Exactly. Now, lightning: 번개가 쳐요. 번개 is lightning, and again 쳐요. 번개가 쳐요. Luna: 번개가 쳐요. That's the flash. Lucas: Right. And if it's really pouring: 폭우가 내려요. 폭우 means 'heavy rain' or 'downpour', and 내려요 means 'falls'. 폭우가 내려요. Luna: 폭우가 내려요. That's a good one for a storm. Lucas: Now, two more useful phrases. When thunder is loud: 소리가 커요. 소리 is 'sound', 커요 is 'is big/loud'. 소리가 커요. Luna: 소리가 커요. The sound is loud. Lucas: And if you're scared: 무서워요. It means 'I'm scared' or 'it's scary'. 무서워요. Luna: 무서워요. I might say that during a storm. Luna: Let me try them together. 천둥이 쳐요, 번개가 쳐요, 폭우가 내려요. 소리가 커요. 무서워요. Lucas: Perfect. You got them all right. Luna: Thanks. So, Lucas, have you ever been in a really big storm? Lucas: Yeah, actually. Last summer there was a huge one. 천둥이 쳤어요 — past tense of 쳐요. But we'll save that for another episode. Luna: Okay. So for now, we can describe what's happening. Lucas: Exactly. And you know, a lot of listeners have been telling us they love the weather phrases. It's a small thing that makes a big difference. Luna: Yeah. And it's thanks to you all that we can keep making these episodes ad-free. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Korean, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's literally what funds making this many of these. Luna: It's a small way to support, and it keeps everything going. So thank you. Lucas: All right. Back to storms. Let's practice a mini conversation. Imagine you're on the phone with a friend. You say: '밖에 천둥이 쳐요. 무서워요.' — 'Thunder is striking outside. I'm scared.' Luna: 밖에 천둥이 쳐요. 무서워요. Lucas: Then your friend says: '괜찮아요? 번개도 쳐요?' — 'Are you okay? Is lightning striking too?' Luna: 괜찮아요? 번개도 쳐요? Lucas: And you answer: '네, 번개도 쳐요. 그리고 폭우가 내려요. 소리가 커요.' — 'Yes, lightning is striking too. And heavy rain is falling. The sound is loud.' Luna: 네, 번개도 쳐요. 그리고 폭우가 내려요. 소리가 커요. Lucas: Great job. You just had a weather report in Korean. Luna: That feels good. Let's do another round. Lucas: Sure. I'll ask: '오늘 날씨가 어때요?' — 'How's the weather today?' Luna: 오늘 천둥이 쳐요. 그리고 번개가 쳐요. 폭우도 내려요. Lucas: Excellent. You used everything. So let's do a final recap of all five phrases. Luna: 천둥이 쳐요. Lucas: Thunder strikes. Luna: 번개가 쳐요. Lucas: Lightning strikes. Luna: 폭우가 내려요. Lucas: Heavy rain falls. Luna: 소리가 커요. Lucas: The sound is loud. Luna: 무서워요. Lucas: I'm scared. Luna: I love these. Now I can describe a storm properly. Lucas: And next time there's a thunderstorm, you'll be ready. Thanks for learning with us on Fexingo. Luna: Practice these phrases. See you next time.