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- Lucas: Hey everyone. Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back with you guys. Lucas: It really is. We have been building our body vocabulary steadily. Last time, we talked about arms and legs. Luna: Yes! 팔이 아파요 and 다리가 길어요 were such fun to practice. I feel like my limbs are finally speaking Korean. Lucas: That is a great image. And before that, we did neck and shoulders. So now, logically, where do we go next? Luna: Up top! The face. We need to talk about the face. Lucas: Exactly. Today, we are going to learn how to describe specific parts of the face. We will keep it simple. Just five key phrases. Luna: I love simple. Especially when it involves talking about looks. Let's start with the first one. Lucas: Okay. The first phrase is about eyes. In Korean, we say: 눈이 커요. Luna: 눈이 커요. That means my eyes are big, right? Lucas: Correct. 눈 is eye. 이 is the subject marker. 커요 comes from 크다, which means big. So, 눈이 커요 literally means 'eye is big'. Luna: Got it. Eye is big. 눈이 커요. Okay, let me try that slowly. 눈이... 커요. Lucas: Perfect. You got the rhythm. 눈이 커요. It is a very common compliment. Or just an observation. Luna: I can see someone saying that in a K-drama. Like, 'Wow, your eyes are big.' 눈이 커요. Lucas: Spot on. Now, let's move up. To the nose. The second phrase is: 코가 높아요. Luna: 코가 높아요. High nose? Straight nose? Lucas: High or straight. 코 is nose. 가 is the subject marker for consonant endings. 높아요 comes from 높다, which means high. So, 코가 높아요 means 'nose is high'. Luna: Okay. Nose is high. 코가 높아요. Let me say that. 코가... 높아요. Lucas: Very clear. 코가 높아요. This is often used to describe facial features in a positive way. Luna: It sounds elegant. 코가 높아요. I like it. Lucas: Let's keep going down. To the mouth. The third phrase is: 입이 작아요. Luna: 입이 작아요. Small mouth? Lucas: Yes. 입 is mouth. 이 is the subject marker. 작아요 comes from 작다, which means small. So, 입이 작아요 means 'mouth is small'. Luna: Mouth is small. 입이 작아요. Let me try. 입이... 작아요. Lucas: Good. 입이 작어요. It is a gentle phrase. Often said about children or people with delicate features. Luna: Aww. 입이 작아요. That is cute. Lucas: Now, side of the face. Ears. The fourth phrase is: 귀가 예뻐요. Luna: 귀가 예뻐요. Pretty ears? Lucas: Yes. 귀 is ear. 가 is the subject marker. 예뻐요 comes from 예쁘다, which means pretty. So, 귀가 예뻐요 means 'ears are pretty'. Luna: Ears are pretty. 귀가 예뻐요. Let me repeat. 귀가... 예뻐요. Lucas: Nice flow. 귀가 예뻐요. It is a sweet thing to say to someone. Luna: 귀가 예뻐요. I feel like I could use this at a beauty salon. Or maybe just flirting. Who knows. Lucas: Either works. Finally, the shape of the whole face. The fifth phrase is: 얼굴이 넓어요. Luna: 얼굴이 넓어요. Wide face? Lucas: Yes. 얼굴 is face. 이 is the subject marker. 넓어요 comes from 넓다, which means wide. So, 얼굴이 넓어요 means 'face is wide'. Luna: Face is wide. 얼굴이 넓어요. Let me try. 얼굴이... 넓어요. Lucas: Perfect. 얼굴이 넓어요. This describes the width of the face. It is a neutral description. Luna: 얼굴이 넓어요. Okay. So we have five phrases. Eyes big, nose high, mouth small, ears pretty, face wide. Lucas: Exactly. Let's review them quickly. First: 눈이 커요. Luna: 눈이 커요. Lucas: Second: 코가 높아요. Luna: 코가 높아요. Lucas: Third: 입이 작아요. Luna: 입이 작아요. Lucas: Fourth: 귀가 예뻐요. Luna: 귀가 예뻐요. Lucas: Fifth: 얼굴이 넓어요. Luna: 얼굴이 넓어요. Lucas: Great job. You are building a solid foundation here. Before we dive deeper into mixing these, I want to take a quick moment to talk about something important. Luna: Sure. What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, know that listener support keeps these episodes coming. A couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, if you've gotten something out of them. That is F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: Yeah. It really helps. It allows us to keep making these small, digestible lessons without ads interrupting your flow. Lucas: Thanks for considering it. Now, back to our face words. Let's put them into a tiny scene. Luna: Oh, I love scenes. Where are we? Lucas: We are at a cafe. You are looking at a photo of a friend. You tell me what they look like. Luna: Okay. Look at this picture. Their eyes are big. 눈이 커요. Lucas: Yes. And their nose? Luna: Their nose is high. 코가 높아요. Lucas: Good. And their mouth? Luna: Their mouth is small. 입이 작아요. Lucas: Nice. And their ears? Luna: Their ears are pretty. 귀가 예뻐요. Lucas: And the shape of their face? Luna: Their face is wide. 얼굴이 넓어요. Lucas: You did it. You described the whole face using all five phrases. That was smooth. Luna: Thank you. It felt natural. Especially since we learned the pattern earlier. Subject marker plus adjective. Lucas: Exactly. 눈이, 코가, 입이, 귀가, 얼굴이. All followed by adjectives. 커요, 높아요, 작아요, 예뻐요, 넓어요. Luna: It is coming together. I feel more confident talking about people's appearances now. Lucas: That is the goal. One step at a time. We started with numbers, then clothes, then body parts. Now faces. You are mapping yourself in Korean. Luna: Mapping myself. I like that. Mapping my eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and face. Lucas: Right. Next time, we might explore how to ask questions about these things. But for today, let's stick with these statements. Luna: Agreed. Repetition is key. So, let's say them one more time together. Lucas: Ready? 눈이 커요. Luna: 눈이 커요. Lucas: 코가 높아요. Luna: 코가 높아요. Lucas: 입이 작아요. Luna: 입이 작아요. Lucas: 귀가 예뻐요. Luna: 귀가 예뻐요. Lucas: 얼굴이 넓어요. Luna: 얼굴이 넓어요. Lucas: Excellent. You are doing great work. Keep practicing these until we chat again. Luna: See you next time. Bye!