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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey Lucas, I've been practicing the position words from last episode — 위 and 아래. Lucas: Oh, that's awesome! So you remember 'on top' and 'below'? Luna: Yeah! 책상 위에 있어요 — it's on the desk. And 의자 아래에 있어요 — it's under the chair. Lucas: Perfect! You nailed it. Today, let's add two more position words: 앞 and 뒤. Luna: 앞 and 뒤... hmm, what do those mean? Lucas: 앞 means 'in front' or 'front'. And 뒤 means 'behind' or 'back'. So if something is in front of me, I say 앞에 있어요. Luna: 앞에 있어요. So 'in front' plus '에' for location? Lucas: Exactly! Same pattern as 위에 and 아래에. So 앞에 있어요 means 'it is in front'. Luna: Got it. And 뒤에 있어요 means 'it is behind'. Lucas: Yes! Let's practice. Say 앞에 있어요. Luna: 앞에 있어요. Lucas: Good. Now, 뒤에 있어요. Luna: 뒤에 있어요. Lucas: Great! Now imagine we're in a room. I say, 'The book is in front of the lamp.' In Korean, 책이 램프 앞에 있어요. Luna: 책이 램프 앞에 있어요. So 'book subject marker, lamp, 앞, 에, 있어요'? Lucas: Exactly. And 'The cat is behind the door' would be 고양이가 문 뒤에 있어요. Luna: 고양이가 문 뒤에 있어요. That sounds cute. Lucas: Right? Let's mix in a question you already know: 어디에 있어요? — 'Where is it?' Luna: So I could ask, 'Where is the cat?' 고양이가 어디에 있어요? Lucas: Yes! And I answer: 고양이가 문 뒤에 있어요. Or if it's in front: 고양이가 문 앞에 있어요. Luna: Okay, let me try. The book is in front of the desk. 책이 책상 앞에 있어요? Lucas: Perfect! That's exactly right. Now, the chair is behind the desk. 의자가 책상 뒤에 있어요. Luna: 의자가 책상 뒤에 있어요. I think I've got it! Lucas: Let's do a quick drill. I'll say the English, you say the Korean. 'The phone is in front of me.' Luna: 핸드폰이 제 앞에 있어요... or just 나 앞에? Lucas: Both work! But let's stick with 'me' as 저. So 핸드폰이 저 앞에 있어요. Luna: 핸드폰이 저 앞에 있어요. Lucas: Awesome. Now, 'The bag is behind the door.' Luna: 가방이 문 뒤에 있어요. Lucas: Yes! You're doing great. Let's bring it together in a little scene. Imagine we're looking for your keys. Luna: Oh no, I lost my keys again. Lucas: Let's ask: 열쇠가 어디에 있어요? Luna: 열쇠가 어디에 있어요? Hmm, I think they're in front of the computer. 컴퓨터 앞에 있어요. Lucas: Let's check. 컴퓨터 앞에... oh, they're not there. Maybe behind the book? Luna: 책 뒤에 있어요? Let me look... Ah! 책 뒤에 있어요! They were behind the book! Lucas: See? You just used 뒤에 in real life. So let's review today's phrases: 앞, 뒤, 앞에 있어요, 뒤에 있어요, and the question 어디에 있어요? Luna: 앞, 뒤, 앞에 있어요, 뒤에 있어요, 어디에 있어요? Got it. Lucas: Repeat after me one more time: 앞. Luna: 앞. Lucas: 뒤. Luna: 뒤. Lucas: 앞에 있어요. Luna: 앞에 있어요. Lucas: 뒤에 있어요. Luna: 뒤에 있어요. Lucas: And the question: 어디에 있어요? Luna: 어디에 있어요? Lucas: Perfect. Now you can describe where things are in front of or behind something. Practice by looking around your room and saying what's in front of or behind other objects. Luna: That's a great idea. I'll start with my coffee — it's in front of my notebook. 커피가 노트 앞에 있어요. Lucas: Nice! And my phone is behind my laptop. 핸드폰이 노트북 뒤에 있어요. Luna: This is really useful. Thanks Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome! Remember, repetition is your friend. Keep practicing with Fexingo, and we'll see you next time for more Korean. Luna: Bye everyone! 앞에 있어요, 뒤에 있어요 — don't forget!