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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, in episode 44 we learned numbers six to ten, and last time we told time. Today, something different? Lucas: Yeah, we're going to talk about home — parts of a house. Very useful when you're talking about where you live. Luna: Oh nice! I live in an apartment. So, first word? Lucas: First, the word for house itself: 家. Luna: 家. Lucas: Good. 家 means house or home. Say it with me: 家. Luna: 家. Lucas: Now, a sentence. これは私の家です. Means 'This is my house.' Can you try? Luna: これは私の家です. Oh, I remember 私 from the introduction episode! 'my.' So, 'this is my house.' Lucas: Exactly. Now, inside a house, you have rooms. The word for room is 部屋. Luna: 部屋. Lucas: Your room could be 私の部屋. 'My room.' Try it. Luna: 私の部屋. Lucas: Perfect. So 私の家, 私の部屋. Now, a specific room: kitchen. In Japanese, 台所. Luna: 台所. That's a bit longer. Lucas: But you got it. 台所. Means kitchen. Luna: 台所. So if I want to say 'this is the kitchen,' I say これは台所です? Lucas: Yes! これは台所です. Well done. Luna: Awesome. Let me practice all three. 家, 部屋, 台所. Lucas: Great. Now let's use them in a little conversation. I'll be at your house. I say: あなたの家は大きいですか. 'Is your house big?' Luna: Oh, 大きい from the big/small episode! So, はい、私の家は大きいです. Yes, my house is big. Lucas: Then I say: 台所はどこですか. 'Where is the kitchen?' Luna: 台所は... hmm, I don't know the word for 'here' yet. But I can say ここです? Is that right? Lucas: You remembered ここ from directions episode! Yes, 台所はここです. 'The kitchen is here.' Luna: Nice! So 台所はここです. Lucas: Then I ask: あなたの部屋はどこですか. 'Where is your room?' Luna: 私の部屋は... あそこです. 'My room is over there.' Lucas: Perfect. So today we learned 家, 部屋, and 台所. Let's review one more time. Luna: Sounds good. Repeat after me: 家. Lucas: 家. Luna: 部屋. Lucas: 部屋. Luna: 台所. Lucas: 台所. Excellent. Now go practice at home. Say これは私の家です as you walk in. Luna: Yeah, and point to your kitchen and say これは台所です. That's fun. Lucas: That's it for episode 46. Keep practicing with Fexingo. See you next time. Luna: Bye bye!