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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo, Episode 140. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready to learn some useful directions today? Lucas: We've covered up and down, left and right. Now let's talk about inside and outside. Luna: Oh, that sounds handy. Like when your cat disappears and you're like 'where is she?' Lucas: Exactly. So inside is 中. Listen: 中. Luna: 中. That's short and sweet. Lucas: And outside is 外. Listen: 外. Luna: 外. Got it. Can we put them in sentences? Lucas: Of course. To say 'is inside', you say 中にいます. 中にいます. Luna: 中にいます. So that's 'inside' plus に and います. Lucas: Exactly. And 'is outside' is 外にいます. 外にいます. Luna: 外にいます. Okay, I think I've got the basics. Can we hear a full example? Lucas: Sure. 猫は家の中にいます. That means 'The cat is inside the house.' Listen again: 猫は家の中にいます. Luna: 猫は家の中にいます. That's a bit of a mouthful. Let me try. 猫は…家の…中に…います. Lucas: So close! Just a tiny tweak: 猫は家の中にいます. Try it one more time. Luna: 猫は家の中にいます. Lucas: Perfect! You've got it. And for outside: 犬は外にいます. 'The dog is outside.' 犬は外にいます. Luna: 犬は外にいます. That one's easier because it's shorter. Lucas: Right. Now let's practice a quick dialogue. I'll ask '猫はどこですか?' and you answer using 中にいます. Luna: Okay. Ask me. Lucas: 猫はどこですか? Luna: 猫は家の中にいます. Lucas: Perfect! And if I ask about the dog? Luna: 犬は外にいます. Lucas: You're a natural. Now let's reverse. You ask me. Luna: 猫はどこですか? Lucas: 猫は家の中にいます. See how it works? Luna: Yeah, I feel like I could actually use this. Like if my friend's looking for their keys. Lucas: Exactly. 鍵はバッグの中にいます. 'The keys are inside the bag.' Luna: 鍵はバッグの中にいます. That's a great phrase. Lucas: So today we learned 中, 外, 中にいます, and 外にいます. Let's do a quick review. Luna: Sounds good. What's 'inside'? Lucas: 中. And 'outside'? Luna: 外. And 'is inside'? Lucas: 中にいます. And 'is outside'? Luna: 外にいます. I think I've got them. Lucas: You really do. And you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese, we'd love your support. We keep the show ad-free on purpose because we believe learning should be distraction-free. Luna: Yeah, no ads means we can focus on what matters. If you'd like to help keep it that way, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Even a small gesture goes a long way. Now, let's finish with one more practice sentence. Say 'The book is inside the bag.' Luna: 本はバッグの中にいます. Lucas: Perfect. And 'the cat is outside'? Luna: 猫は外にいます. Lucas: Wonderful. Keep practicing these, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye for now!