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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 60 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know, time flies. Thanks for sticking with us. Today we're going to talk about two very useful opposite adjectives. Luna: Ooh, let me guess — something about food? I hope it's delicious. Lucas: You're on the right track! We're going to learn how to say 'delicious' and 'disgusting' in Japanese. Luna: Perfect! I've been wanting to know how to compliment my friend's cooking. Lucas: Alright, first up: delicious. In Japanese, it's 美味しい. Lucas: Listen again: 美味しい. Luna: 美味しい. Lucas: That's it. You can say 美味しいです for polite form. Luna: 美味しいです. Sounds lovely. Lucas: Now the opposite: disgusting. In Japanese, it's まずい. Lucas: Repeat after me: まずい. Luna: まずい. Hmm, it sounds like you're not happy. Lucas: Exactly. You can say まずいです for polite. Luna: まずいです. I hope I don't have to use that too often. Lucas: Let's practice with a little scene. Imagine you're eating ramen with a friend. Lucas: Your friend asks: 美味しいですか? That means 'Is it delicious?' Luna: 美味しいですか? Got it. Lucas: You can answer: はい、美味しいです. Or if it's bad: いいえ、まずいです. Luna: So 美味しいですか is a question, and I answer with 美味しいです or まずいです. Lucas: Perfect. Let's try it. I'll be your friend. ラーメンは美味しいですか? Luna: はい、美味しいです! Lucas: Awesome. Now let's flip it. This time I serve you some really bad sushi. Lucas: この寿司は美味しいですか? Luna: うーん…いいえ、まずいです. Lucas: You can say まずいです. Exactly right. Lucas: Now, let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you try the Japanese. Lucas: Delicious. Luna: 美味しい. Lucas: Disgusting. Luna: まずい. Lucas: Is it delicious? Luna: 美味しいですか. Lucas: Is it disgusting? Luna: まずいですか. Lucas: You've got it down. Now let's integrate it into a longer exchange. Luna: Okay, what's the scenario? Lucas: You're at a restaurant and you want to ask the waiter if the dish is good. Luna: すみません、これは美味しいですか? Lucas: Great. And the waiter might say: はい、とても美味しいです — yes, very delicious. Luna: とても美味しいです. I like that. Lucas: Or if it's not good: いいえ、あまり美味しくないです — no, it's not very good. Luna: あまり美味しくないです. That's a bit more polite. Lucas: Exactly. But for today, focus on 美味しい and まずい. Lucas: Before we dive deeper, I want to mention something quickly. We keep this podcast ad-free and free for everyone, and that's only possible thanks to listeners who support us. Luna: Yeah, it really helps. If today's episode was useful to you, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It's a small way to keep these lessons coming. Now back to our tasty adjectives. Lucas: Let's practice a conversation. I'll be a friend who cooked dinner. Lucas: 料理は美味しいですか? Luna: はい、美味しいです！とても美味しいです. Lucas: Oh, thank you! I'm glad you like it. Luna: What if I didn't like it? I could say: いいえ、まずいです. Lucas: Right, but be careful — it's very direct. In real life, you might say ちょっとまずいです — 'a little bad'. Luna: ちょっとまずいです. Good to know. Lucas: Alright, let's do a final round. I'll say a sentence in Japanese and you tell me if it's positive or negative. Lucas: このケーキは美味しいです. Luna: Positive — delicious. Lucas: このコーヒーはまずいです. Luna: Negative — disgusting. Lucas: Perfect. You've got it. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Now I can finally compliment my host family's cooking properly. Lucas: And politely complain when needed. Just don't overuse まずい. Luna: I'll save it for truly bad sushi. Lucas: That's the spirit. That's all for today's episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Practice these phrases, and we'll see you next time! Lucas: Take care, everyone.