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- Lucas: Okay, Luna, we're back! Welcome to episode 18 of Learn Korean with Fexingo. Luna: Hey everyone! I'm so ready. Lucas, what are we learning today? Lucas: Today, we're talking about family. Family words in Korean. Luna: Oh, I love that! I've been wanting to talk about my family in Korean. Lucas: Perfect. Let's start with the most basic one: 엄마. Luna: 엄마. That's mom, right? Lucas: Exactly. 엄마 means mom. Say it with me: 엄마. Luna: 엄마. That's cute. My 엄마 is really nice. Lucas: Great. Next: 아빠. That's dad. Luna: 아빠. Like 'appa.' That's easy! Lucas: Yeah, 아빠. Now, what about older brother? If you're a woman, you say 오빠. Luna: 오빠. That's what girls call their older brother? Lucas: Right. Or an older male friend. But today, just family. So 오빠 is older brother for a female speaker. Luna: Okay, 오빠. What about for a guy? Lucas: For a male speaker, older brother is 형. We'll save that for another day. Today, let's stick with 오빠 and 언니. Luna: 언니? That's older sister for a girl? Lucas: Exactly! 언니 is older sister when a woman says it. Say it: 언니. Luna: 언니. I have an 언니! She's the best. Lucas: Awesome. And the last one today: 동생. This means younger sibling. Luna: 동생. So it can be younger brother or younger sister? Lucas: Yes. 동생 is gender-neutral. You can say 남동생 for younger brother, 여동생 for younger sister, but just 동생 is fine. Luna: Got it. 동생. My 동생 is really tall. Lucas: Let's review all five words. Repeat after me: 엄마. Luna: 엄마. Lucas: 아빠. Luna: 아빠. Lucas: 오빠. Luna: 오빠. Lucas: 언니. Luna: 언니. Lucas: 동생. Luna: 동생. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's make a tiny sentence. 'My mom.' In Korean, you can just say '우리 엄마' which literally means 'our mom' but it's used for 'my mom.' Luna: 우리 엄마. That's interesting. Lucas: Yeah. So if you want to say 'my mom is kind,' you say '우리 엄마는 친절해요.' But let's keep it simple. Just '우리 엄마.' Luna: 우리 엄마. Our mom. I like that. Lucas: Let's do a quick dialogue. I'll be me, you be you. I ask: '누구예요?' which means 'Who is it?' You answer with a family word. Luna: Okay, ready. Lucas: 누구예요? Luna: 우리 엄마! Lucas: Good. Again: 누구예요? Luna: 우리 아빠! Lucas: Nice. And one more: 누구예요? Luna: 우리 동생! Lucas: Perfect. You're getting it. Luna: Thanks! This is fun. I can already say mom, dad, older brother, older sister, and younger sibling. Lucas: Exactly. And remember, if you have an older brother and you're a girl, it's 오빠. If you're a boy, it's 형. We'll do that another time. Luna: Oh, I see. So I need to remember my gender when I talk about my older brother. Lucas: Yes. But for now, just practice these five. 엄마, 아빠, 오빠, 언니, 동생. Luna: 엄마, 아빠, 오빠, 언니, 동생. Got it. Lucas: Great job today, Luna. Keep practicing with your family. Thanks for joining us on Learn Korean with Fexingo. See you next time! Luna: Bye everyone! 다음에 봐요!