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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Korean with Fexingo? Luna: Totally! I've been practicing the weather phrases from last time. But I heard there's a type of weather we haven't covered yet. Lucas: Oh, what's that? Luna: Fog! I drove through some thick fog yesterday and had no idea how to describe it in Korean. Lucas: Great topic. In Korean, we say '날씨가 안개가 껴요' for 'the weather is foggy.' Let's break it down: '날씨가' means weather, '안개' is fog, and '껴요' means 'is covered' or 'hangs.' So literally 'fog is covering the weather.' Luna: 날씨가 안개가 껴요. That's a mouthful but I'll try. Nalssiga angaega kkyeoyo. Lucas: Perfect! Now, if the fog is really thick, you can say '안개가 자욱해요' – 'the fog is dense.' '자욱하다' means thick or dense, usually for fog or smoke. Luna: 안개가 자욱해요. That sounds so descriptive. Angaega jaukhae-yo. Lucas: Exactly. And when it's that foggy, you might say '앞이 잘 안 보여요' – 'I can't see well ahead.' '앞' is front, '잘 안 보여요' means 'can't see well.' Luna: 앞이 잘 안 보여요. That's super useful for safety. And I guess I'd say '조심하세요' – 'be careful' – to someone? Lucas: Right on! '조심하세요' is the polite way to say 'please be careful.' So if you're in fog, you can warn others: '안개가 자욱하니까 조심하세요.' Luna: So that would be 'since the fog is dense, please be careful.' I love that you can combine phrases like that. Lucas: Yep. Let's do a quick practice. I'll say a phrase, you repeat. '날씨가 안개가 껴요.' Luna: 날씨가 안개가 껴요. Lucas: 안개가 자욱해요. Luna: 안개가 자욱해요. Lucas: 앞이 잘 안 보여요. Luna: 앞이 잘 안 보여요. Lucas: 조심하세요. Luna: 조심하세요. Lucas: That was solid. Now imagine a scene: you're walking in the fog with a friend. What would you say? Luna: Uhh... '날씨가 안개가 껴요. 앞이 잘 안 보여요. 조심하세요.' Lucas: Beautiful! You just used all four phrases naturally. Luna: Aww, thanks. And hey, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Korean like it's helping me, maybe consider supporting the show. It keeps us ad-free and helps us keep making episodes like this. Lucas: Yeah, that's right. You can head to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Any little bit helps and it honestly means the world to us. Luna: For sure. Anyway, back to fog. So if I want to ask someone 'Is it foggy today?' how would I say that? Lucas: Good question. You can say '오늘 안개가 꼈어요?' – 'Did fog set in today?' '꼈어요' is the past tense of '껴요.' Luna: 오늘 안개가 꼈어요? Onul angaega kkyeosseoyo. Lucas: Yes! And if it's not foggy, you can say '안개가 안 꼈어요.' So '안' before the verb for negation. Luna: 안개가 안 꼈어요. Got it. Alright, I think I can handle foggy days in Korean now. Lucas: You definitely can. Keep practicing these phrases, and next time you're in fog, try describing it in Korean. Luna: Will do. Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to all our listeners. See you next time!