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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey, last episode we were at the bus stop. I actually used '이 버스는 시청 가요?' yesterday. It worked! Lucas: Awesome! I'm glad. Today we're going to talk about something seasonal — Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving. It's a big holiday in Korea. Luna: Oh, I've heard of Chuseok! People visit their families and eat special food, right? Lucas: Exactly. So we'll learn a few useful phrases for Chuseok. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: First, the word for Chuseok itself: 추석. Say it with me: 추석. Luna: 추석. Lucas: Good. Now, a common greeting: 추석 잘 보내세요 — 'Have a good Chuseok.' Let's break it down. 추석, 잘 means 'well', 보내세요 means 'please spend '. Together: 추석 잘 보내세요. Luna: 추석 잘 보내세요. Lucas: Yes. Try it a bit faster: 추석 잘 보내세요. Luna: 추석 잘 보내세요. Lucas: Perfect. Now, a typical question around Chuseok: 송편 먹었어요? — 'Did you eat songpyeon?' Songpyeon are half-moon shaped rice cakes, very traditional. Repeat: 송편 먹었어요? Luna: 송편 먹었어요? That's a mouthful! Lucas: Take it slowly. 송편. 먹었어요? Listen again: 송편 먹었어요? Luna: 송편 먹었어요? Lucas: Excellent! Now, if you want to answer: 'I spent time with family' — 가족하고 시간 보냈어요. 가족 means family, 하고 means 'with', 시간 means time, 보냈어요 means 'spent'. Say it: 가족하고 시간 보냈어요. Luna: 가족하고 시간 보냈어요. Lucas: Yes. One more: 즐거운 추석 보내세요 — 'Have a joyful Chuseok.' 즐거운 means joyful. 즐거운 추석 보내세요. Luna: 즐거운 추석 보내세요. That sounds warm. Lucas: It is. Let's put it in a mini conversation. Imagine you meet a Korean friend before Chuseok. You say: 추석 잘 보내세요. They might respond: 네, 즐거운 추석 보내세요. Let's practice. I'll be your friend. Luna: Okay. 추석 잘 보내세요. Lucas: 네, 즐거운 추석 보내세요. Good. Now, after Chuseok, you can ask: 송편 먹었어요? Luna: 송편 먹었어요? Lucas: 네, 먹었어요. And you can add: 가족하고 시간 보냈어요. Luna: 가족하고 시간 보냈어요. This is so practical! Lucas: Absolutely. You know, if this podcast has helped you feel more confident speaking Korean, I'm really glad. We love keeping it ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's awesome. If you find today's episode useful, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: We appreciate that. Now, let's practice one more full sentence together. Repeat after me: 즐거운 추석 보내세요. Luna: 즐거운 추석 보내세요. Lucas: Perfect. And if someone says that to you, you can reply: 네, 감사합니다. That's 'yes, thank you'. Luna: 네, 감사합니다. Lucas: Alright, that's our episode for today. Try using these phrases if you meet Korean friends around Chuseok. I'll see you next time! Luna: 즐거운 추석 보내세요, everyone!