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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? I'm excited to teach you something you'll use every day. Luna: I'm always ready! Last time we learned about clothing. Today I'm ready for something delicious. Lucas: Oh, that's perfect. Today we're going to learn how to order coffee in Japanese. Because who doesn't love coffee? Luna: Ooh, yes! I'm a coffee addict. But I usually just say "coffee" in English. Let me hear the real deal. Lucas: Alright, first phrase: コーヒーをください. That means "Coffee, please." Let's break it down: コーヒー is coffee, を is a particle, and ください means please give me. Luna: コーヒーをください. Wait, that's not too hard! コーヒー sounds like coffee, and ください I remember from ordering water before. Lucas: Exactly! You're connecting the dots. Now say it with me: コーヒーをください. Luna: コーヒーをください. Lucas: Perfect. Now, what if you want a hot coffee? Say ホットコーヒー. ホット is hot, same as English. So ホットコーヒーをください. Luna: ホットコーヒーをください. That's hot coffee please. What about iced coffee? I'm an iced coffee person in summer. Lucas: Then you want アイスコーヒー. アイス is ice. So アイスコーヒーをください. Luna: アイスコーヒーをください. Ooh, I love that. So easy since it's just English words adapted. Lucas: Right! Japanese uses a lot of English loanwords. Now, let's talk size. You can say Sサイズ, Mサイズ, Lサイズ for small, medium, large. Sサイズをください means "Small, please." Luna: Sサイズをください. I usually get medium. So Mサイズをください. Lucas: Yes! Now combine them. Say "Iced coffee, medium, please." Luna: Let me think... アイスコーヒーのMサイズをください. Is that right? Lucas: Almost! You can say just アイスコーヒー、Mサイズをください. Drop the の. It's more natural. Luna: アイスコーヒー、Mサイズをください. Lucas: Beautiful. Now let's practice a full order. Imagine you walk into a café. You can say: すみません、コーヒーをください. That's "Excuse me, coffee please." Luna: すみません、コーヒーをください. I like adding すみません. Makes it polite. Lucas: Exactly. And if they ask サイズは？ meaning "What size?", you say Mサイズでお願いします. But today's focus is just the basic order. Luna: Got it. Let me try a full one: すみません、ホットコーヒーのLサイズをください. Wait, I said の again. Lucas: That's okay! Some people do use の. It's not wrong, just a little less common. So you could say ホットコーヒー、Lサイズをください. Luna: ホットコーヒー、Lサイズをください. That rolls off the tongue better. So I can order like a pro now! Lucas: You really can. Let's do a quick recap. Repeat after me: コーヒーをください. Luna: コーヒーをください. Lucas: ホットコーヒーをください. Luna: ホットコーヒーをください. Lucas: アイスコーヒーをください. Luna: アイスコーヒーをください. Lucas: Sサイズ、Mサイズ、Lサイズ. Luna: Sサイズ、Mサイズ、Lサイズ. Lucas: And your choice: アイスコーヒー、Mサイズをください. Luna: アイスコーヒー、Mサイズをください. Lucas: Wonderful. Now, imagine you're at a café in Japan and the barista asks what you want. You can confidently say that. Luna: I feel ready. I'll try it next time I go to a Japanese café. Thanks, Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome! Practice these phrases and you'll be ordering like a local. Remember, you can always use ください for any drink or food. Luna: So 水をください, お茶をください, all that works. Great! Lucas: Exactly. That's all for today's episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time! Luna: Bye! コーヒーをください！