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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another Korean lesson with Fexingo? Luna: Totally. I've been practicing our last episode about Chuseok. Lucas: Awesome. Today, we're going somewhere super useful — the supermarket. Luna: Ohh, like for groceries? I need that. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with how to ask where the supermarket is. 슈퍼마켓이 어디예요? Luna: 슈퍼마켓이 어디예요? Supermarket is... 어디예요? means 'where is'? Lucas: Perfect. 슈퍼마켓 is supermarket, and 어디예요 is 'where is'. So together, 'Where is the supermarket?' Say it with me — 슈퍼마켓이 어디예요? Luna: 슈퍼마켓이 어디예요? Lucas: You got it. Now, let's say you find the supermarket and you want to buy something. You pick up an item and ask, 'How much is this?' 이거 얼마예요? Luna: 이거 얼마예요? 이거 is 'this', 얼마예요 is 'how much'? Lucas: Right. 이거 얼마예요. Try it. Luna: 이거 얼마예요? Lucas: Good. Now, when you're ready to pay, you say 계산해 주세요 — 'Please ring me up' or 'Please checkout.' 계산해 주세요. Luna: 계산해 주세요. 계산 means calculation or checkout, and 주세요 is 'please give me'? Lucas: Exactly. 계산해 주세요. Luna: 계산해 주세요. Lucas: And if you need a bag, say 봉투 주세요 — 'Please give me a bag.' 봉투 is bag, 주세요 is please give. Luna: 봉투 주세요. Easy. Lucas: Finally, if you want to pay by card, ask 카드 돼요? — 'Is card okay?' or 'Can I use card?' 카드 돼요? Luna: 카드 돼요? 돼요 means 'is it okay'? Lucas: You got it. Now let's put them in a little scene. Imagine I'm at the counter with my items. I say: 계산해 주세요. Luna: And I ask: 카드 돼요? Lucas: Then I say: 네, 카드 돼요. And then I ask: 봉투 주세요. Luna: So the cashier gives you a bag. That's a full transaction. Lucas: Let's review all five phrases. Say them after me: 슈퍼마켓이 어디예요? Luna: 슈퍼마켓이 어디예요? Lucas: 이거 얼마예요? Luna: 이거 얼마예요? Lucas: 계산해 주세요. Luna: 계산해 주세요. Lucas: 봉투 주세요. Luna: 봉투 주세요. Lucas: 카드 돼요? Luna: 카드 돼요? Lucas: Excellent. These phrases will help you a lot at any grocery store in Korea. Luna: Yeah, I feel ready for my next trip. Lucas: And you know, we're able to make these lessons without any ads because listeners like you support the show. If it's helped you, check out buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's right. It keeps Fexingo running and ad-free. Lucas: Back to practice — let's do one more round. Imagine you're at the supermarket. You need a bag. What do you say? Luna: 봉투 주세요. Lucas: And you want to pay with your card? Luna: 카드 돼요? Lucas: Perfect. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time.