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- Lucas: Hello and welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, are you ready to learn some more Korean today? Lucas: Absolutely. I've been thinking about time words we haven't covered yet. We've done today, but what about yesterday and tomorrow? Luna: Oh, those are super useful. I always mix them up in Korean. Lucas: Well, let's fix that. First, yesterday in Korean is 어제. Say it with me: 어제. Luna: 어제. Lucas: Good. And tomorrow is 내일. 내일. Luna: 내일. Lucas: Now, let's put them in sentences. If you want to ask 'What did you do yesterday?' you say: 어제 뭐 했어요? Luna: 어제 뭐 했어요? Lucas: Perfect. And to answer, you can say something like: 어제 영화 봤어요 — I watched a movie yesterday. But for now, let's just focus on the question. Luna: Okay. 어제 뭐 했어요? That's a good one. Lucas: Now, what about tomorrow? To ask 'What will you do tomorrow?' you say: 내일 뭐 할 거예요? Luna: 내일 뭐 할 거예요? Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice a little back and forth. I'll ask you in Korean, and you answer in English. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: 어제 뭐 했어요? Luna: Umm... yesterday I studied Korean! Lucas: Nice. How about 내일 뭐 할 거예요? Luna: Tomorrow I'm going to meet a friend. Lucas: Great. See how easy that is? Now let's do a quick review. 어제 means? Luna: Yesterday. Lucas: 내일 means? Luna: Tomorrow. Lucas: And 오늘 is today, which we've learned before. So today we have a whole set: yesterday, today, tomorrow. Luna: 어제, 오늘, 내일. I like how they sound. Lucas: Let's practice the question forms one more time. Repeat after me: 어제 뭐 했어요? Luna: 어제 뭐 했어요? Lucas: 내일 뭐 할 거예요? Luna: 내일 뭐 할 거예요? Lucas: Now, let's imagine a little scene. You meet a friend on Tuesday. You can ask about Monday and Wednesday. Luna: Right. So on Tuesday, Monday is 어제 and Wednesday is 내일? Lucas: Exactly. So if today is Tuesday, you can say: 어제는 월요일이었어요 — yesterday was Monday. And 내일은 수요일이에요 — tomorrow is Wednesday. Luna: That's cool. I'm starting to feel more confident. Lucas: Good. Now let's do a quick drill. I'll say a sentence in Korean, and you translate. Listen: 어제 커피 마셨어요. Luna: I drank coffee yesterday. Lucas: Perfect. 내일 친구 만날 거예요. Luna: I will meet a friend tomorrow. Lucas: Awesome. You're really picking it up. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. By the way, I was thinking — if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Korean, you might want to support the show. It keeps us ad-free and lets us keep making episodes like this. Lucas: Yeah, a couple of dollars a month genuinely makes a difference. If you're able, you can head to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's it. And now back to our lesson. What other sentences can we make with 어제 and 내일? Lucas: How about this: 어제 뭐 했어요? — I asked you that. And you can answer with any activity. For example, 어제 책 읽었어요 — I read a book yesterday. Luna: 어제 책 읽었어요. Lucas: And for tomorrow: 내일 뭐 할 거예요? You could say 내일 운동할 거예요 — I will exercise tomorrow. Luna: 내일 운동할 거예요. Lucas: Let's do a little roleplay. I'll be you, and you be a Korean friend. Ask me 어제 뭐 했어요? Luna: 어제 뭐 했어요? Lucas: 어제 요리했어요. I cooked yesterday. Now ask 내일 뭐 할 거예요? Luna: 내일 뭐 할 거예요? Lucas: 내일 영화 볼 거예요. I will watch a movie tomorrow. Luna: Nice. I'm getting the hang of this. Lucas: Let's wrap up with a quick recap. What did we learn today? Luna: 어제 means yesterday, 내일 means tomorrow, and we learned how to ask what someone did or will do. Lucas: Right. 어제 뭐 했어요? and 내일 뭐 할 거예요? Practice these with your friends or just to yourself. Repetition is key. Luna: I'll practice with my cat. He doesn't answer, but that's okay. Lucas: That's the spirit. Thanks for joining us on Learn Korean with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and see you next time. Luna: Bye for now!