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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode? I'm feeling good today. Luna: I'm ready! What are we learning? I hope it's something I can use. Lucas: Today we're tackling two opposite adjectives: thick and thin. In Japanese, thick is 厚い and thin is 薄い. Luna: 厚い and 薄い. Let me try: 厚い. Lucas: Great! 厚い. Remember, it's pronounced with a long 'o' sound. And 薄い is 'usui'. Luna: 薄い. Usui. Okay, I think I've got them. So how do I use them? Lucas: Let's start with a simple sentence: This book is thick. この本は厚いです. Luna: この本は厚いです. So 'kono hon wa atsui desu'. Lucas: Exactly! Now imagine a thin piece of paper. That paper is thin: その紙は薄いです. Luna: その紙は薄いです. Sono kami wa usui desu. Got it. Lucas: Let's practice with a question. If you want to ask 'Is this thick?', you say これは厚いですか. Luna: これは厚いですか. Kore wa atsui desu ka. Lucas: And if the answer is no, it's thin, you say いいえ、薄いです. Luna: いいえ、薄いです. Iie, usui desu. That's useful. Lucas: Let's put it in a mini dialogue. Imagine you're at a bookstore, looking at a thick book. You ask the clerk: これは厚いですか. Luna: これは厚いですか. And the clerk says, はい、厚いです. Lucas: Perfect! Or if it's a thin magazine, the clerk might say, いいえ、薄いです. Luna: So 厚い and 薄い are opposites. That makes sense. Lucas: Right. Now let's try a couple more examples. A thick slice of bread: 厚いパン. A thin slice: 薄いパン. Luna: 厚いパン and 薄いパン. I love bread, so I'll remember that. Lucas: Another one: a thick blanket: 厚い毛布. A thin blanket: 薄い毛布. Luna: 厚い毛布 and 薄い毛布. Okay, I'm getting the hang of it. Lucas: Let's also practice saying 'This book is thick' again. この本は厚いです. Luna: この本は厚いです. Lucas: And 'That paper is thin': その紙は薄いです. Luna: その紙は薄いです. Lucas: You're doing great, Luna. Now, before we move on, I want to mention something quick. You know, a lot of people ask us how we keep Fexingo ad-free. Luna: Yeah, I get that question too. It's because listeners like you support us, right? Lucas: Exactly. If you've been enjoying these episodes and want to help us keep going, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's a nice way to show support. Every little bit helps us keep making these lessons. Lucas: Alright, back to Japanese! Let's do a quick practice round. I'll say a sentence in English, and you try to say it in Japanese. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: This blanket is thick. Luna: この毛布は厚いです. Lucas: Perfect! Now, that slice of bread is thin. Luna: そのパンは薄いです. Lucas: Excellent! See, you're already using them naturally. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. These adjectives are really handy. Lucas: They are. So to wrap up, let's repeat all four phrases one more time. 厚い, 薄い, この本は厚いです, その紙は薄いです. Luna: 厚い, 薄い, この本は厚いです, その紙は薄いです. Lucas: And don't forget the question form: これは厚いですか, and answer: いいえ、薄いです. Luna: これは厚いですか, いいえ、薄いです. Got it. Lucas: That's all for today. Practice these phrases, and I'll catch you in the next episode. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! Bye everyone!