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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 158 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know, time flies. Today we're staying in the home — specifically the kitchen. Luna: Oh, I love cooking. Or at least I love eating what's cooked. So this is perfect. Lucas: Let's start with the room itself. Kitchen in Japanese is 台所. Luna: 台所. Lucas: Nice. 台所. One more time — 台所. Luna: 台所. Lucas: Great. Now, what's one thing you always find in a kitchen? A fridge. Luna: Right, to keep things cold. How do you say fridge? Lucas: 冷蔵庫. Luna: れいぞうこ? 冷蔵庫. Lucas: Perfect. 冷蔵庫. Say it once more. Luna: 冷蔵庫. Lucas: And another common appliance — the microwave. In Japanese, it's 電子レンジ. Luna: 電子レンジ. That's a long one. Lucas: Break it down: 電子 means 'electronic', and レンジ is 'range'. Together: 電子レンジ. Luna: 電子レンジ. Okay, I think I got it. Lucas: Try it one more time. Luna: 電子レンジ. Lucas: Awesome. Now, for cutting — a knife. That's 包丁. Luna: 包丁. Sounds sharp! Lucas: It is. 包丁. And where do you cut? On a cutting board — まな板. Luna: まな板. That's fun to say. まな板. Lucas: You've got it. Let's review all five: 台所, 冷蔵庫, 電子レンジ, 包丁, まな板. Luna: Okay: 台所, 冷蔵庫, 電子レンジ, 包丁, まな板. Lucas: Excellent! Now let's put them in a sentence. 'The knife is in the kitchen.' In Japanese: 包丁は台所にあります. Luna: 包丁は台所にあります. Lucas: And 'the cutting board is on the table' — まな板はテーブルの上にあります. Luna: まな板はテーブルの上にあります. Lucas: Great work. Now, quick question: where's the fridge? Luna: Umm... 冷蔵庫は台所にあります. Lucas: Perfect! You just said 'the fridge is in the kitchen'. Luna: Hey, I did! This is actually sticking. Lucas: That's the goal. And speaking of sticking — if Fexingo has been helping you remember words like these, it really helps if you support the show. Luna: Yeah, it keeps us ad-free and going strong. If today felt worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure, but every bit helps. Okay, back to the kitchen. Let's practice a mini conversation. Luna: Sounds good. I'll be in the kitchen, you ask me where things are. Lucas: Alright. 冷蔵庫はどこですか. Luna: 冷蔵庫は台所にあります. Lucas: 電子レンジは? Luna: 電子レンジも台所にあります. Lucas: And 包丁? Luna: 包丁は台所のまな板の上にあります. Lucas: Wow, that's a whole sentence! 'The knife is on the cutting board in the kitchen.' Amazing. Luna: Thanks! Practice makes progress. Lucas: It really does. Let's do one more round of all five words. Repeat after me: 台所. Luna: 台所. Lucas: 冷蔵庫. Luna: 冷蔵庫. Lucas: 電子レンジ. Luna: 電子レンジ. Lucas: 包丁. Luna: 包丁. Lucas: まな板. Luna: まな板. Lucas: Perfect. Keep these in mind next time you're cooking. Thanks for listening to Fexingo. Luna: Practice these words, and we'll see you next time. Happy learning!