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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 17, can you believe it? I'm getting so much better at my greetings and numbers. Lucas: You really are. Last time we learned the days of the week. Today, let's talk about something we all love: food. Luna: Oh, I love food! What are we learning? Lucas: Four basic words: ご飯, パン, 水, and おいしい. Luna: ご飯, パン, 水, おいしい. Okay, let me guess. ご飯 is rice? Lucas: Yes! ご飯 means cooked rice. It's a staple in Japan. Say it with me: ご飯. Luna: ご飯. Lucas: Perfect. Now パン is bread. It comes from Portuguese, actually. パン. Luna: パン. Lucas: Great. 水 is water. 水. Luna: 水. Lucas: And おいしい means delicious. You can use it for any food you like. おいしい. Luna: おいしい. That's a fun word to say. Lucas: It is! Let's practice them in a little scene. Imagine we're at a café. I'll be the server, and you're the customer. Luna: Okay, sounds good. Lucas: You want to order bread and water. You can say: パンと水をお願いします. But for now, just say the words. Luna: Hmm... パンと水. Lucas: Exactly! And when you taste the bread, you say: おいしい. Luna: おいしい! I love that this word works for anything yummy. Lucas: Absolutely. Now let's say them all together one more time: ご飯, パン, 水, おいしい. Luna: ご飯, パン, 水, おいしい. I think I've got them. Lucas: Let's test you. What's bread? Luna: パン. Lucas: Rice? Luna: ご飯. Lucas: Water? Luna: 水. Lucas: And delicious? Luna: おいしい! Lucas: Nailed it. You know, these words will come in handy if you ever visit Japan. You can point at a menu and say これおいしいです — 'this is delicious'. Luna: Oh, that's cool. So おいしい is also a compliment to the chef. Lucas: Exactly. And if you want water, you can just say 水ください. But we'll learn that in another episode. Luna: Can't wait. For now, I'll practice these. Thanks Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome. That's it for today's episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Practice saying ご飯, パン, 水, おいしい. We'll see you next time! Luna: Bye! And remember, おいしい!