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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 121, can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? And today we're going somewhere fun. Luna: Ooh, where? Lucas: A Korean convenience store. Think of all those snacks and drinks you see in dramas. Luna: Oh, I love those. I always want to try everything. Lucas: So let's learn how to buy snacks in Korean. First phrase: 'Do you have snacks?' Luna: 과자 있어요? Lucas: Perfect. 과자 means snack. And 있어요 is 'there is' or 'have'. So 과자 있어요? — 'Do you have snacks?' Luna: 과자 있어요? I can ask that at the store. Lucas: Exactly. Now imagine you see something interesting on the shelf. You can point and ask, 'What is this?' Luna: 이게 뭐예요? Lucas: Great. 이게 is 'this', and 뭐예요 is 'what is'. So 이게 뭐예요? — 'What is this?' Luna: 이게 뭐예요? Okay, I think I got that. Lucas: Now let's say you want to buy two of something. You say 'Give me two of these.' Luna: 이거 두 개 주세요? Lucas: Exactly. 이거 is 'this', 두 개 is 'two items', and 주세요 is 'please give me'. So 이거 두 개 주세요. Luna: 이거 두 개 주세요. Easy enough. Lucas: Then you'll need to ask the price: 'How much is it?' Luna: 얼마예요? Lucas: Perfect. 얼마 means 'how much', 예요 is 'is'. So 얼마예요? Luna: 얼마예요? Got it. Lucas: And finally, when paying, you can ask 'Can I pay by card?' Luna: 카드 돼요? Lucas: Right. 카드 is card, 돼요 means 'is it possible'. So 카드 돼요? — 'Can I pay by card?' Luna: 카드 돼요? That's useful. Lucas: Let's practice a short conversation. I'll pretend to be the cashier. Luna: Okay. 과자 있어요? Lucas: 네, 있어요. Luna: 이게 뭐예요? Lucas: 그것은 초콜릿 과자예요. Luna: 이거 두 개 주세요. Lucas: 네, 여기 있어요. Luna: 얼마예요? Lucas: 천 원이에요. Luna: 카드 돼요? Lucas: 네, 돼요. Luna: Wow, that felt real. So I just used all five phrases. Lucas: You did amazing. And you know what? If this podcast helps you learn, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps us ad-free and focused on teaching. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps. Now back to our conversation — what if you want to buy just one? Lucas: Good question. You can say 이거 한 개 주세요. 한 개 means one item. Luna: 이거 한 개 주세요. So I can adjust the number. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: 과자 있어요? Luna: 과자 있어요? Lucas: 이게 뭐예요? Luna: 이게 뭐예요? Lucas: 이거 두 개 주세요. Luna: 이거 두 개 주세요. Lucas: 얼마예요? Luna: 얼마예요? Lucas: 카드 돼요? Luna: 카드 돼요? Lucas: Perfect. Now you're ready to hit the convenience store in Korea. Luna: I can't wait to try these phrases for real. Lucas: That's it for today. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Bye, everyone!