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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 78 already, can you believe it? Lucas: Time flies when you're learning Korean. Today we're diving into cooking vocabulary. Luna: Oh I love cooking. I think a lot of our listeners do too. Lucas: Exactly. Cooking is a great topic to talk about in Korean. Let's start with the key verb: 요리하다. Luna: 요리하다. That means 'to cook', right? Lucas: That's right. 요리하다. Say it with me: 요리하다. Luna: 요리하다. 요리하다. Lucas: Good. Now, the place where you cook — the kitchen — is 주방. Luna: 주방. Kitchen. So if I want to say 'kitchen', it's 주방. Lucas: Perfect. 주방. And what you use to cook — ingredients — are 재료. Luna: 재료. Ingredients. Like vegetables, meat, spices. Lucas: Exactly. And if you're following a recipe, that's 레시피. Recipe. Luna: 레시피. That one sounds similar to English. Easy. Lucas: Right. Now let's put it all together. To say 'I cook', you say 저는 요리해요. Luna: 저는 요리해요. So 'I cook'. Lucas: Yes. And if you want to say 'I like cooking', it's 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. Luna: 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. That's a mouthful but I'll practice. Lucas: Take it slow. 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. Luna: 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. I like cooking. Got it. Lucas: Let me ask you, Luna. 요리하는 걸 좋아해요? Luna: 네, 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. I love cooking, especially Korean food. Lucas: That's great. So what do you usually cook? Luna: I make kimchi jjigae a lot. Korean stew. But I don't know the Korean for that yet. Lucas: We'll cover dish names another time. For now, let's practice: 저는 요리해요. Luna: 저는 요리해요. Lucas: And if you're in the kitchen: 저는 주방에서 요리해요. 'I cook in the kitchen.' 주방에서. Luna: 저는 주방에서 요리해요. I cook in the kitchen. Lucas: And you need 재료 and a 레시피. Luna: 재료와 레시피가 필요해요. I need ingredients and a recipe. Lucas: Excellent. Let's do a quick recap. First: 요리하다. Luna: 요리하다. To cook. Lucas: 주방. Luna: 주방. Kitchen. Lucas: 재료. Luna: 재료. Ingredients. Lucas: 레시피. Luna: 레시피. Recipe. Lucas: 저는 요리해요. Luna: 저는 요리해요. I cook. Lucas: 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. Luna: 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. I like cooking. Lucas: Great job. Now, imagine you're talking to a friend. You could say: 저는 주방에서 요리해요. 재료가 뭐예요? What are the ingredients? Luna: That's a natural conversation. Okay, so if someone asks me what I do in the kitchen, I'd say 저는 요리해요. Lucas: Exactly. And if they ask if you like it, 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. Luna: Perfect. I feel like I can talk about cooking now. Lucas: Honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it helps keep the show ad-free and we appreciate it. Lucas: Totally. Now, to wrap up, let's do one more round. Repeat after me: 저는 요리해요. Luna: 저는 요리해요. Lucas: 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. Luna: 저는 요리하는 걸 좋아해요. Lucas: Keep practicing, and next time you're in the kitchen, say it in Korean. Thanks for joining us on Fexingo. Luna: See you next time, everyone. Happy cooking!