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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Korean with Fexingo? Luna: Yes! I love learning Korean with you, Lucas. What are we diving into today? Lucas: Today we're going to learn some common job words in Korean. Super useful for talking about what people do. Luna: Oh, like 'doctor' or 'teacher'? I've been wanting to be able to say that in Korean. Lucas: Exactly. We'll start with 'doctor'. In Korean, it's 의사. Luna: 의사. Lucas: Good. 의사. Luna: That sounds like 'ui-sa'. 의사. Lucas: Yes. And 'teacher' is 선생님. Luna: 선생님. That's like 'seon saeng nim'. Lucas: Perfect. Now 'student' is 학생. Luna: 학생. 'hak-saeng'. Lucas: And 'office worker' is 회사원. Luna: 회사원. 'hoe sa won'. That's a mouthful! Lucas: You got it. Now, if you want to ask someone 'What do you do?' or 'What is your job?', you can say 직업이 뭐예요? Luna: 직업이 뭐예요? 'jig eo bi mwo-yeyo?' That's a lot of syllables. Lucas: Let's break it down. 직업 means 'job', and 뭐예요 means 'is what'. So 직업이 뭐예요? Luna: 직업이 뭐예요? Lucas: Great. Now let's practice with a mini conversation. I'll ask you: 직업이 뭐예요? Luna: Uh, 저는 학생이에요. I'm a student. Lucas: Perfect! 저는 학생이에요. And if I say 저는 선생님이에요. Luna: So you're a teacher! That makes sense. Lucas: Let's do a quick roleplay. Imagine you meet someone new. What do you say? Luna: 안녕하세요. 직업이 뭐예요? Lucas: And they might say 저는 의사예요. Luna: Ah, so they're a doctor. 저는 학생이에요. Lucas: Nice! You just had a conversation about jobs in Korean. Luna: That feels so good. Lucas: This is a good moment to mention that if today's episode was useful to you and you want to keep it ad-free, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep making these lessons. Lucas: Absolutely. Now, let's review the words one more time. 의사. Luna: 의사. Lucas: 선생님. Luna: 선생님. Lucas: 학생. Luna: 학생. Lucas: 회사원. Luna: 회사원. Lucas: And the question: 직업이 뭐예요? Luna: 직업이 뭐예요? Lucas: Excellent. Try to use these when you meet Korean speakers. It's a great conversation starter. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. This was a fun episode. Lucas: Thank you for learning with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time! Luna: Bye everyone!