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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Ready for episode 88. Lucas: Last time we talked about the verb 원하다 — 'to want' something. Today we're going to learn a more natural way to say 'want to do' something. Luna: Oh, I've heard this before. It's like attaching something to a verb, right? Lucas: Exactly. In Korean, you take a verb stem and add 고 싶어요. So for example, 'to eat' is 먹다, the stem is 먹. Add 고 싶어요 — 먹고 싶어요. That means 'I want to eat'. Luna: 먹고 싶어요. I want to eat. I can already use that! Lucas: Good. So our first phrase today: 뭐 하고 싶어요? That means 'What do you want to do?'. Luna: 뭐 하고 싶어요? Lucas: Great. Now let's practice answering. If you want to watch a movie, you say 저는 영화를 보고 싶어요. 보다 is 'to see', stem 보, plus 고 싶어요. Luna: 저는 영화를 보고 싶어요. I want to watch a movie. Lucas: Perfect. Another useful one: 밥을 먹고 싶어요 — I want to eat a meal. 밥 is rice or meal. Luna: 밥을 먹고 싶어요. I'm getting hungry just saying it. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making these episodes. Totally optional, but we appreciate it. Lucas: Now, let's keep going. Another common one: 한국에 가고 싶어요 — I want to go to Korea. Luna: 한국에 가고 싶어요. Oh, I definitely want to go to Korea someday. Lucas: And if you want to meet a friend: 친구를 만나고 싶어요. 만나다 means 'to meet'. Luna: 친구를 만나고 싶어요. That's a nice one. Lucas: Let's put it all together. I'll ask you: 뭐 하고 싶어요? Luna: 저는 영화를 보고 싶어요. Lucas: And if you want to eat first? Luna: 밥을 먹고 싶어요. Lucas: Excellent. So remember: verb stem + 고 싶어요 is your go-to for expressing wants. Let's review all five phrases: 뭐 하고 싶어요?, 저는 영화를 보고 싶어요, 밥을 먹고 싶어요, 한국에 가고 싶어요, 친구를 만나고 싶어요. Luna: Let me try them all. 뭐 하고 싶어요? 저는 영화를 보고 싶어요. 밥을 먹고 싶어요. 한국에 가고 싶어요. 친구를 만나고 싶어요. Lucas: That's it, you nailed it. Practice these and you'll be able to talk about your desires naturally. Thanks for joining us on Fexingo. Luna: See you next time! Keep practicing!