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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey, this is episode 50 — that's kind of a big deal, right? Lucas: Absolutely. Fifty episodes of learning Korean together. I love that we're still going. Luna: And I still remember how to say hello and ask for prices. So I'm basically fluent. Lucas: Oh, totally fluent. But today, let's add a little something new. School subjects. Luna: Ooh, like math and science? I'm ready. Lucas: Let's start with the big one. 수학. Luna: 수학. Lucas: That's math. 수학. Say it again? Luna: 수학. 수학. I think I've got it. Lucas: Perfect. Next up: 과학. Luna: 과학. Lucas: Science. 과학. You said it well. Luna: 과학. So math and science. What about English? Lucas: English in Korean is 영어. Luna: 영어. Lucas: 영어. And the Korean language itself is 한국어. Luna: 한국어. That's what we're learning! Lucas: Exactly. So we have 수학, 과학, 영어, 한국어. Let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Korean. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: Math. Luna: 수학. Lucas: Science. Luna: 과학. Lucas: English. Luna: 영어. Lucas: Korean language. Luna: 한국어. Lucas: Excellent! Now let's put them in a sentence. How about asking someone what subject they like? You can say: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Luna: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? That's 'What subject do you like?' right? Lucas: Exactly. 무슨 means 'what', 과목 is 'subject', 좋아해요 is 'like'. So together: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Luna: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? I can answer with 수학 좋아해요. Lucas: Yes! 수학 좋아해요 — I like math. Or you could say 과학 좋아해요, 영어 좋아해요, 한국어 좋아해요. Luna: Let me try a full exchange. If you ask me 무슨 과목 좋아해요?, I'll say 한국어 좋아해요. Lucas: Great. Let's do it. 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Luna: 한국어 좋아해요. Lucas: That's perfect. And I'll say 과학 좋아해요 — I like science. Luna: Oh, you're a science person? I should have guessed. Lucas: What can I say? I like experiments. But I also love teaching Korean, so 한국어 is my favorite too. Luna: Alright, let's practice the question again. 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Lucas: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Say it with me — 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Luna: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? And I can answer with different subjects. Let's try: 영어 좋아해요. Lucas: 영어 좋아해요. Nice. So now you can ask and answer about school subjects. Luna: This is so useful. I can imagine talking to a Korean friend about what classes we have. Lucas: Exactly. Let's imagine a quick scene. Luna, you meet a Korean student. You ask: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Luna: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Lucas: They say: 수학 좋아해요. Then you could say: 저는 한국어 좋아해요. Luna: 저는 한국어 좋아해요. I like Korean. That's a whole conversation! Lucas: Yes. And if you want to say 'I don't like' something, you can use 안 좋아해요. For example, 과학 안 좋아해요. Luna: 과학 안 좋아해요. I don't like science. But I do like science! So I'll stick with 좋아해요. Lucas: Fair enough. Let's do a final round. I'll say the English, you say the Korean sentence. Luna: Ready. Lucas: I like math. Luna: 수학 좋아해요. Lucas: I like science. Luna: 과학 좋아해요. Lucas: I like English. Luna: 영어 좋아해요. Lucas: I like Korean language. Luna: 한국어 좋아해요. Lucas: And the question — what subject do you like? Luna: 무슨 과목 좋아해요? Lucas: You nailed it. That's all for today's episode of Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: I feel so smart now. Fifty episodes in and I can talk about school subjects. Lucas: You should feel proud. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Bye bye! 한국어 좋아해요!