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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey Lucas, I'm so glad we're doing family today. I've been wanting to talk about my family in Japanese. Lucas: Perfect. Today we're learning five key phrases about family. Let's start with the most important person: お母さん. Luna: お母さん. That's mother, right? Lucas: Exactly. Listen again: お母さん. Try it slowly. Luna: お...か...あ...さん. お母さん. Lucas: That's it! And for father: お父さん. Luna: お父さん. That sounds similar. Lucas: Yeah, just the middle part changes. お父さん. Your turn. Luna: お父さん. Lucas: Great. Now for older brother: お兄さん. Luna: お兄さん. Ooh, that one's a bit tricky. おにいさん. Lucas: You got it. And younger sister: 妹. Luna: 妹. That's different. いもうと. Lucas: Yes. No 'o' at the beginning. 妹. Repeat after me. Luna: 妹. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's put them together. Imagine you see a photo and want to ask 'Who is this person?' The phrase is この人は誰ですか. Luna: この人は誰ですか. That's a long one! Lucas: Broken down: この人 means 'this person', は is the topic particle, 誰 means 'who', and ですか makes it a question. So: この人は誰ですか. Luna: この人は誰ですか. Let me try: この人は誰ですか. Lucas: Excellent! Now let's do a little scene. I'll point to an imaginary photo and ask you. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: この人は誰ですか. Luna: あっ！That's... お母さん！ Lucas: Yes! お母さんです. Now another one: この人は誰ですか. Luna: Hmm... お父さん？ Lucas: Right! お父さんです. One more: この人は誰ですか. Luna: 妹！ Lucas: Correct! 妹です. You're a natural. Luna: Thanks! But I noticed we have four family words, but we learned five phrases. What's the fifth? Lucas: The question itself! この人は誰ですか is a phrase you can use over and over. And you can swap in other words for 'person' later, but for now, that's your key question. Luna: So I can use it for anyone. Got it. Lucas: Exactly. Let's review all five: お母さん, お父さん, お兄さん, 妹, この人は誰ですか. Luna: お母さん, お父さん, お兄さん, 妹, この人は誰ですか. Lucas: Beautiful. Now, let's do a quick quiz. I'll say a family word, you say the English. Luna: Okay! Lucas: お母さん. Luna: Mother. Lucas: お父さん. Luna: Father. Lucas: お兄さん. Luna: Older brother. Lucas: 妹. Luna: Younger sister. Lucas: Perfect! And the question? Luna: この人は誰ですか means 'Who is this person?' Lucas: You nailed it. That's your new vocabulary for today. Practice with family photos or just think about your own family. Say their titles in Japanese. Luna: I will! And next time I see a family picture, I'll be ready. Lucas: That's the spirit. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. Keep practicing these words, and we'll see you next episode. Luna: Bye everyone! またね！