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- Lucas: Okay, Luna, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. We're doing episode 136. Luna: Oh, I'm excited! Wait — 신나요? That's one of our words today, right? Lucas: Exactly! We're revisiting excitement and boredom. Because we covered them before, but they're so useful. And a quick thing — if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Korean, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what keeps this many episodes coming. No ads, just listeners who find it valuable. Luna: Yeah, for sure. It's a small group, but it makes a big difference. Anyway, back to 신나요 — I love that word. Lucas: Me too. So let's start. 신나요 means 'I'm excited' or 'something is exciting.' Listen: 신나요. Luna: 신나요. Lucas: Good. Now, a similar word is 재미있어요, which means 'it's fun.' For example, 이 영화 재미있어요 — this movie is fun. Luna: 이 영화 재미있어요. Oh, I like that. What about when something is boring? I remember 심심해요 means 'I'm bored.' Lucas: Right. 심심해요 is when you have nothing to do. Listen: 심심해요. Luna: 심심해요. And 지루해요 is when something is boring, like a long lecture. Lucas: Perfect! 지루해요. So let's practice. Luna, how do you say 'I'm excited'? Luna: 신나요! Lucas: And if the movie is boring? Luna: 영화 지루해요. Lucas: Excellent. Now let's hear a tiny scene. Imagine you and a friend are planning to go to a concert. You say, '콘서트 신나요!' — the concert is exciting! Luna: 콘서트 신나요! I'd be so excited. Lucas: Then your friend says, '근데 수업은 지루해요' — but class is boring. Luna: Oh no. 수업 지루해요. I've felt that. Lucas: So let's review. 신나요, 재미있어요, 심심해요, 지루해요. Four emotions. Can you say them all? Luna: Sure. 신나요, 재미있어요, 심심해요, 지루해요. Lucas: Perfect. Now, remember, if you're bored, you can say 심심해요, and if something is boring, 지루해요. Quick question — how do you ask someone 'Are you bored?' Luna: Umm... 심심해요? with a question tone? 심심해요? Lucas: Exactly. Just raise your pitch. 심심해요? Luna: 심심해요? Lucas: And the answer could be 네, 심심해요 or 아니요, 안 심심해요. But we'll cover negation another time. For now, focus on these four. They're so common in daily life. Luna: Totally. I use 심심해요 all the time. Or 신나요 when I see a new K-pop release. Lucas: Exactly. So keep practicing. And if this podcast helps you, consider supporting it at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It really helps us keep going. Luna: Yeah, we appreciate every bit. So listeners, practice these four words. Say them out loud. We'll see you next time. Lucas: Bye for now! Luna: 안녕!