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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I love how we're building up our vocabulary. Last time we did kitchen items, which was super handy. Lucas: Right? Today let's talk about stationery. Things you use at school or in the office. Simple and useful. Luna: Stationery, nice. I always need a pen and notebook. What's 'pen' in Japanese? Lucas: It's ペン. Say it with me: ペン. Luna: ペン. That sounds like 'pen' with a Japanese accent. Lucas: Exactly. Many words are borrowed from English. Next: 'notebook' is ノート. Luna: ノート. Oh, like 'note'! Lucas: Yes. ペンとノート. Pen and notebook. Let's also learn 'pencil' — 鉛筆. Luna: えんぴつ? That's a bit harder. 鉛筆. Lucas: Good. And 'eraser' is 消しゴム. けしゴム. Luna: 消しゴム. I love that one. It sounds like 'keshigomu'. Lucas: Now let's put them in simple phrases. To ask 'Do you have a pen?' you can say: ペンはありますか? Luna: ペンはありますか? That's a nice pattern. Lucas: And to request something: 'please give me a notebook' — ノートをください. Luna: ノートをください. So 'ください' means 'please give me'? Lucas: Exactly. So let's practice all together: ペン, ノート, 鉛筆, 消しゴム. Luna: ペン, ノート, えんぴつ, けしゴム. Lucas: Now try: 'Do you have a pencil?' — 鉛筆はありますか? Luna: 鉛筆はありますか? That's easy to adapt. Lucas: And 'please give me an eraser' — 消しゴムをください. Luna: 消しゴムをください. Perfect for when I borrow something. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at a store. You want a pen and a notebook. How do you ask? Luna: Umm... ペンとノートをください? Lucas: Yes! That's it. ペンとノートをください. You connected them with と, meaning 'and'. Luna: Ah, so と is 'and'. Good to know. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's review once more: repeat after me. ペン. Luna: ペン. Lucas: ノート. Luna: ノート. Lucas: 鉛筆. Luna: 鉛筆. Lucas: 消しゴム. Luna: 消しゴム. Lucas: And the phrases: ペンはありますか? and ノートをください. Luna: ペンはありますか? ノートをください. Got it! Lucas: By the way, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Japanese, we'd love to keep it going. Honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Just a small way to support the show. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making these episodes without ads. And we appreciate every bit. Lucas: So now you can go into a stationery shop and ask for what you need. Practice these words and phrases, and next time we'll add more. Luna: I'll definitely use ペンはありますか next time I borrow a pen. Thanks, Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome. Keep practicing, and see you next time on Fexingo.