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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and this is episode 206. Luna: Hi Lucas! I'm so ready for today. Last time we were counting up to a thousand, right? Lucas: Exactly. But today, let's step outside and enjoy some sunshine. We're talking about sunny weather phrases. Luna: Oh, I love sunny days. Perfect for a walk. Lucas: Right. So first phrase: 晴れです. It means 'It's sunny.' Let's say it together: 晴れです. Luna: 晴れです. Lucas: Great. 晴れ means 'sunny' or 'clear weather.' You can use this to talk about the weather today. So if someone asks you about the weather, you can say 晴れです. Luna: So if I look outside and see the sun, I say 晴れです. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's try another common one: いい天気です. This means 'It's nice weather.' Say it with me: いい天気です. Luna: いい天気です. Lucas: Perfect. いい means 'good' and 天気 means 'weather.' So literally 'good weather.' You'll hear this a lot. Luna: I like that. It's like saying 'It's a nice day.' Lucas: Exactly. Now for something a bit more specific: 日が照っています. This means 'The sun is shining.' 日 is 'sun' and 照っています means 'is shining.' Try it: 日が照っています. Luna: 日が照っています. That's a mouthful. Lucas: You got it. It's a beautiful phrase, though. Imagine looking up at a clear blue sky and saying 日が照っています. Luna: Yeah, I can picture that. Lucas: Now, when it's sunny, it's often hot. So let's learn 暑いです. That means 'It's hot.' Say it: 暑いです. Luna: 暑いです. Lucas: Great. Remember, 暑い is for hot weather. If you want to say 'it's hot today,' you can say 今日は暑いです. But we'll keep it simple with 暑いです. Luna: Got it. So if I'm sweating, I say 暑いです. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's put it all together in a little scene. You're outside, the sun is shining, it's beautiful weather. You might say いい天気ですね. And then suggest a walk: 散歩しましょう. That means 'Let's take a walk.' Say it: 散歩しましょう. Luna: 散歩しましょう. Lucas: Perfect. 散歩 is 'walk' or 'stroll,' and しましょう means 'let's do.' So 散歩しましょう is 'Let's go for a walk.' Luna: I love that. It sounds so friendly. Lucas: Absolutely. So today we have five phrases: 晴れです, いい天気です, 日が照っています, 暑いです, and 散歩しましょう. Luna: Let me try them all. 晴れです. いい天気です. 日が照っています. 暑いです. 散歩しましょう. Lucas: That was great, Luna. You're getting the hang of it. Luna: Thanks. Before we continue, I just want to say something. We really love making this show for you, and we keep it totally ad-free. It's just us talking and learning together. Lucas: Yeah, and that's thanks to listeners like you. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese, and you want to support the no-ads thing, there's a link at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It's a small way to keep the show going, and we really appreciate it. Lucas: For sure. Now, back to the sunshine. Let's do a quick practice. I'll say a phrase, and you tell me what it means. 晴れです. Luna: That's 'It's sunny.' Lucas: And いい天気です? Luna: It's nice weather. Lucas: Perfect. What about 日が照っています? Luna: The sun is shining. Lucas: Awesome. And 暑いです? Luna: It's hot. Lucas: Great. Last one: 散歩しましょう. Luna: Let's take a walk. Lucas: You nailed it. See, you already know them. Luna: This is so fun. I feel like I can actually say something in Japanese about the weather. Lucas: And that's the goal. Let's do one more scene. Imagine you're meeting a friend on a sunny day. You say いい天気ですね. Then your friend says そうですね. And you say 散歩しましょう. Luna: Oh, that sounds natural. Let's try: いい天気ですね. 散歩しましょう. Lucas: Perfect. Now you can enjoy a sunny day in Japanese. Luna: I feel like I'm already there. So, to review, we have 晴れです for sunny, いい天気です for nice weather, 日が照っています for sun shining, 暑いです for hot, and 散歩しましょう for let's walk. Lucas: That's exactly it. Keep practicing these, and you'll be ready for any sunny day in Japan. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was a bright episode. Lucas: Thanks for listening to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. See you next time.