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- Lucas: Hey there, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, I'm so ready for this. Episode ten already! Lucas: Time flies when you're learning, right? And today, we're keeping it super simple but super useful. Luna: Ooh, tell me more. Lucas: We're going to count from one to five in Japanese. Just those five little numbers. Luna: That sounds perfect. I can totally handle that. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with number one. In Japanese, it's 一. Luna: Wait, that's the character? Lucas: Yeah, that's the native script. And it's pronounced 'ichi'. Luna: Ichi. Lucas: There you go. One more time: 一, ichi. Luna: 一, ichi. Lucas: Perfect. Now number two is 二, pronounced 'ni'. Luna: 二, ni. Lucas: Yeah. And number three is 三, 'san'. Luna: 三, san. Oh, that's like 'san' from earlier episodes, right? Lucas: Good catch! Same sound, but here it means three. Now number four: 四, 'shi'. Luna: 四, shi. Lucas: And number five: 五, 'go'. Luna: 五, go. Okay, let me try them all. 一, ichi. 二, ni. 三, san. 四, shi. 五, go. Lucas: Wow, you got that fast. Let's slow it down once more together. 一, ichi. Luna: 一, ichi. Lucas: 二, ni. Luna: 二, ni. Lucas: 三, san. Luna: 三, san. Lucas: 四, shi. Luna: 四, shi. Lucas: 五, go. Luna: 五, go. Lucas: Excellent. Now, how about a tiny scene to make it stick? Luna: Yes, please. Lucas: Imagine we're at a bakery, like from episode three. You see some pastries and want to count them. Ready? Luna: Totally. Lucas: Okay, I'll point: one pastry, 一. Luna: 一, ichi. Lucas: Two pastries, 二. Luna: 二, ni. Lucas: Three pastries, 三. Luna: 三, san. Lucas: Four pastries, 四. Luna: 四, shi. Lucas: Five pastries, 五. Luna: 五, go. Oh, that's fun. Lucas: Right? Let's do another one. Counting people in a room. Say you walk in and see one person, 一. Luna: 一, ichi. Lucas: Then another joins, so two people, 二. Luna: 二, ni. Lucas: Three people, 三. Luna: 三, san. Lucas: Four people, 四. Luna: 四, shi. Lucas: Five people, 五. Luna: 五, go. I'm getting the hang of this. Lucas: You really are. Let's mix it up a bit. I'll say the number in English, you say it in Japanese. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: One. Luna: 一, ichi. Lucas: Three. Luna: 三, san. Lucas: Five. Luna: 五, go. Lucas: Two. Luna: 二, ni. Lucas: Four. Luna: 四, shi. Nailed it! Lucas: Absolutely. Now, how about you try counting from one to five all on your own? Luna: Let me think... 一, ichi. 二, ni. 三, san. 四, shi. 五, go. Lucas: That's it. Smooth and clear. Luna: Thanks! This feels so practical. Like, I could use this right away. Lucas: For sure. Numbers pop up everywhere—ordering, shopping, just chatting. Oh, and a quick note: sometimes four can also be 'yon', but 'shi' is common too. We'll stick with 'shi' for today. Luna: Good to know. So, recap time? Lucas: Yeah, let's do a tiny quiz. I'll say the Japanese, you tell me the number in English. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: 三. Luna: That's three. Lucas: 一. Luna: One. Lucas: 五. Luna: Five. Lucas: 二. Luna: Two. Lucas: 四. Luna: Four. Oh, that was easy. Lucas: You aced it. Great job today, Luna. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was a good one. Lucas: So, to wrap up: we learned 一, 二, 三, 四, 五—ichi, ni, san, shi, go. Numbers one through five in Japanese. Luna: I'm gonna practice these till we chat again. Lucas: Perfect. Thanks for learning with us on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. See you next time!