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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey Lucas, last episode we talked about weather. It's getting warmer now. Lucas: Right, spring is here. And that makes me think... we should learn the months in Korean! Luna: Oh, months! I've been wondering how to say January, February, etc. Lucas: Perfect timing. Today we'll learn January through June, and a question: 'What month is it?' Luna: Great. So what's January in Korean? Lucas: January is 일월. Say it with me: 일월. Luna: 일월. That sounds like 'il-wol'. Lucas: Exactly. 일 means one, and 월 means month. So 일월 is literally 'one month'. Luna: Ah, like the first month. Makes sense. So February would be two-month? Lucas: You got it! February is 이월. 이 means two, so 이월. Luna: 이월. That's easy. Lucas: Yep. March is 삼월. 삼 means three. Luna: 삼월. April? Lucas: April is 사월. 사 means four. Luna: 사월. May is 오월? With 오 meaning five? Lucas: Exactly right. 오월. Luna: And June? That would be 육월, right? Lucas: Almost! June is 유월. Not 육월. It's a special case: 육 becomes 유 before 월. Luna: Oh, so June is 유월. Got it. 유월. Lucas: Good catch. Let's review all six: 일월, 이월, 삼월, 사월, 오월, 유월. Luna: Alright: 일월, 이월, 삼월, 사월, 오월, 유월. Oof, that last one trips me up a little. Lucas: You did fine. Now, to ask 'What month is it?' we say: 몇 월이에요? Luna: 몇 월이에요? 몇 means 'what number'? Lucas: Right. So 몇 월이에요? literally 'What number month is it?' Luna: 몇 월이에요? If someone asks me, I can say... 오월이에요? Lucas: Exactly. If it's May, you say 오월이에요. Luna: Perfect. So let's practice a little scene. Lucas: Sounds good. I'll ask: 몇 월이에요? Luna: Let's see... 삼월이에요? No, it's April. 사월이에요. Lucas: Right. So if someone says 사월이에요, they mean it's April. Luna: And if I want to say it's June, I'd say 유월이에요. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a quick round. I'll say a month, you repeat. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: 일월. Luna: 일월. Lucas: 이월. Luna: 이월. Lucas: 삼월. Luna: 삼월. Lucas: 사월. Luna: 사월. Lucas: 오월. Luna: 오월. Lucas: 유월. Luna: 유월. Nailed it. Lucas: You sure did. Now, can you ask me what month it is? Luna: 네. 몇 월이에요? Lucas: 지금은 유월이에요. It's June. Luna: Ah, so 지금은 means 'now'? We learned 지금 before. Lucas: Yes, 지금 means 'now', and 은 is a topic marker. So 지금은 유월이에요. Luna: 지금은 유월이에요. That feels good to say. Lucas: It is! Let's do one more: what month is your birthday? Luna: My birthday? It's in July... but we haven't learned July yet! Lucas: True! That's for next time. But you can say 오월이에요 if it's May. Luna: Okay, my birthday is actually in March. So 삼월이에요. Lucas: Great. So you can say 생일이 삼월이에요. 'My birthday is in March.' Luna: 생일이 삼월이에요. I like that. 생일 we learned before. Lucas: Yep. So let's wrap up today's phrases. We have: 일월, 이월, 삼월, 사월, 오월, 유월, and 몇 월이에요? Luna: Seven phrases. I think I've got them. 일월, 이월, 삼월, 사월, 오월, 유월, 몇 월이에요? Lucas: Perfect. Listeners, practice those until next time. Luna: And keep learning with Fexingo. See you next episode! Lucas: Bye everyone!