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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I hope you're ready for another tiny lesson. Luna: Always ready! You know, after our clothing store episode, I actually went shopping, and I ended up at a bookstore nearby. Lucas: Oh, a bookstore! That's perfect because today we're going to learn some phrases for buying a book in Korean. Luna: Ohh, I love that. I actually had trouble asking where the bookstore was. How do I say 'Where is the bookstore?' Lucas: Great question. You say: 책방이 어디예요? Let's break it down — 책방 means 'bookstore', 이 is the subject marker, 어디예요 is 'where is'. So together: 책방이 어디예요? Luna: 책방이 어디예요? Lucas: Exactly. 책방이 어디예요? Now try it a little faster. Luna: 책방이 어디예요? Lucas: Perfect. You can use that for any place — replace 책방 with another location like 은행 or 카페. Luna: Got it. So when I find the bookstore, I want to buy a book. How do I say 'Give me one book'? Lucas: That would be: 책 하나 주세요. 책 is 'book', 하나 is 'one', 주세요 is 'please give me'. So: 책 하나 주세요. Luna: 책 하나 주세요. Lucas: Yes! 책 하나 주세요. And if you want two books, just say 책 두 권 주세요 — but we'll stick with one today. Luna: Okay, small steps. Then I'll need to ask 'How much is it?'. Lucas: Right — 얼마예요? Very useful. 얼마예요? Luna: 얼마예요? Lucas: Yeah. 얼마예요? And you already know 주세요 from before, so putting it together: 책 하나 주세요. 얼마예요? That's a natural sequence. Luna: That feels good. By the way, Lucas, I love that this show never has ads. It makes learning so smooth. Lucas: Right? We deliberately keep it ad-free because we want the focus to be on learning. If Fexingo has been helping you with Korean, and you'd like to support that choice, you can at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, just if it works for you. Luna: Yeah, it's a nice way to keep the podcast independent. But back to the bookstore! After I know the price, I might want to wrap it as a gift. How do I say 'Please wrap it'? Lucas: That's 포장해 주세요. 포장 means 'wrapping', 해 주세요 means 'please do'. So: 포장해 주세요. Luna: 포장해 주세요. Lucas: Yes. And if you want to say 'It's a gift', you say 선물이에요. 선물 is 'gift', 이에요 is 'it is'. So: 선물이에요. Luna: 선물이에요. Lucas: Good. You can combine them: 포장해 주세요. 선물이에요. — 'Please wrap it. It's a gift.' Luna: 포장해 주세요. 선물이에요. That's so useful. Let me try the whole conversation: 책방이 어디예요? 책 하나 주세요. 얼마예요? 포장해 주세요. 선물이에요. Lucas: Wow, that was perfect! You just completed a bookstore transaction in Korean. How do you feel? Luna: I feel awesome. Actually, I can use this next time I go shopping. Lucas: For sure. And remember, all these phrases are in the shownotes. Practice them a few times, and they'll stick. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was really helpful. Lucas: You're welcome, Luna. And thanks to all our listeners. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Korean with Fexingo.