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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Today we're revisiting some emotions we touched on before: excitement and boredom. Lucas: Exactly. We did a whole series on emotions, but these two are so useful in daily life. Let's start with excitement. Luna: Oh, I love expressing excitement. How do you say 'I'm excited' in Korean? Lucas: It's 신나요. Let's say it together: 신나요. Luna: 신나요. That sounds fun. Lucas: It does. Now, if something is fun or enjoyable, you can say 재미있어요. Luna: 재미있어요. So if I'm at a concert, I could say '콘서트가 재미있어요'? Lucas: Perfect. 콘서트가 재미있어요. Or if you're watching a fun movie, 영화가 재미있어요. Luna: 영화가 재미있어요. I like that. What about when something is boring? Lucas: Then you can say 지루해요. For example, 수업이 지루해요 — the class is boring. Luna: 수업이 지루해요. And if I'm personally bored, it's 심심해요, right? Lucas: Right. 심심해요 is more about feeling bored, while 지루해요 describes the thing that's boring. So you could say '심심해요. 드라마가 지루해요.' Luna: 심심해요. 드라마가 지루해요. I'm bored. The drama is boring. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice a quick scene. Imagine you're at a party with friends. What would you say? Luna: Hmm... 파티가 재미있어요. 신나요! Lucas: Yes! 파티가 재미있어요. 신나요! That's perfect. Luna: What if the party is actually boring? Lucas: Then you could say '파티가 지루해요. 심심해요.' Luna: 파티가 지루해요. 심심해요. I hope I don't need that one often. Lucas: Me neither. Let's do a little repetition. Repeat after me: 신나요. Luna: 신나요. Lucas: 재미있어요. Luna: 재미있어요. Lucas: 심심해요. Luna: 심심해요. Lucas: 지루해요. Luna: 지루해요. Lucas: Great. Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress in Korean, and you'd like to support the show so we can keep making episodes ad-free, you can buy us a coffee. It's at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps. We really appreciate anyone who does. Now, back to emotions — let's try a couple more examples. Lucas: Sure. Let's say you're going on a trip. 여행 가서 신나요. Luna: 여행 가서 신나요. I'm excited to go on a trip. Lucas: And if the trip is fun, 여행이 재미있어요. Luna: 여행이 재미있어요. Lucas: But if the trip is boring, 여행이 지루해요. Luna: 여행이 지루해요. And then I'd say 심심해요. Lucas: Right. Now, let me ask you: Luna, 지금 심심해요? Luna: 아니요. 지금 재미있어요! I'm having fun learning. Lucas: That's great to hear. So listeners, we hope you're feeling 신나요 and 재미있어요 while practicing. Keep these phrases in mind for your next conversation. Luna: And if you ever feel 심심해요 or something is 지루해요, you can use those words too. Lucas: Thanks for joining us. Practice these till we chat again. See you next time. Luna: Bye!