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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 64, can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? Last time we talked about the sea and the beach. That was a good one. Luna: Totally. But today I'm ready for something new! What are we learning? Lucas: Today we're diving into two super useful verbs: 行きます and 来ます. Luna: 行きます and 来ます... those sound familiar. Let me guess — they mean 'to go' and 'to come'? Lucas: Exactly right! 行きます means 'to go', and 来ます means 'to come'. Great instinct. Luna: Oh, I love that! So I can finally say where I'm going. Lucas: Yes! And they're both very common. Let's start with 行きます. Repeat after me: 行きます. Luna: 行きます. Lucas: Good! Now, to say 'I go to the station', we say 駅に行きます. Luna: 駅に行きます. What's 駅 again? Lucas: 駅 is 'station', from our transport episode. So 駅に行きます means 'I go to the station'. Luna: Oh right, 駅! So 駅に行きます. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's try a question: どこに行きますか? That means 'Where are you going?' Luna: どこに行きますか. So if someone asks me that, I could say 駅に行きます. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice. I'll ask, you answer. どこに行きますか? Luna: 駅に行きます! Lucas: Nice! Now let's look at 来ます. Repeat: 来ます. Luna: 来ます. Lucas: Great. 来ます means 'to come'. For example, 日本に来ます means 'I come to Japan'. Luna: 日本に来ます. That's cool. So 来ます is like moving toward you, and 行きます is moving away? Lucas: Yeah, exactly! Think of it from the speaker's perspective. If I say 'I will come to your house', I use 来ます. If I say 'I will go to the store', I use 行きます. Luna: That makes sense. So if I'm at home and I say 'come here', I'd use 来ます? Lucas: Right! Like ここに来ます, 'come here'. But today we'll keep it simple. Let's practice 来ます in a question: どこに来ますか? 'Where are you coming?' Luna: どこに来ますか? Hmm, that's a bit different from どこに行きますか. Lucas: Yeah, the nuance is the direction. But for now, focus on the verb forms. Let's do a quick scene. Imagine I'm at a café and you're coming to meet me. I say: どこに来ますか? Luna: I'd say: カフェに行きます! Wait, no. I'm coming to you, so... カフェに来ます? Lucas: Yes! カフェに来ます. That's perfect. Luna: Aww, I got it! So 来ます is for coming to where the speaker is, and 行きます is for going somewhere else. Lucas: You've got it. Now, let's mix them up. I'll say a sentence, you tell me if it's 行きます or 来ます. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: I'm at home. My friend says: 'I will go to the library.' Is that 行きます or 来ます? Luna: That's 行きます, because the friend is going away from the speaker. Lucas: You're a natural! One more: I'm at the park. My friend says: 'I will come to the park.' Luna: That's 来ます, because they're coming to where I am. Lucas: Exactly. Now, let's take a quick break to mention something important. Luna: Sure, what's up? Lucas: If today's episode was useful to you, and you want to keep the show ad-free, listeners can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making these conversations. Now back to practice! Lucas: Let's do a little dialogue. I'll be a friend inviting you. Ready? 今から駅に行きます。あなたは? Luna: Hmm, 'I'm going to the station now. You?' So I should say... 私も駅に行きます! Lucas: Perfect! 私も駅に行きます means 'I'm also going to the station'. Great job. Luna: Can we try one with 来ます? Lucas: Of course. Imagine I'm at a party. I text you: パーティーに来ますか? Luna: パーティーに来ますか? That's 'Are you coming to the party?' I'd say: はい、来ます! Yes, I'm coming! Luna: 行きます. Lucas: 来ます. Luna: 来ます. Lucas: どこに行きますか? Luna: どこに行きますか. Lucas: 駅に行きます. Luna: 駅に行きます. Lucas: And 日本に来ます. Luna: 日本に来ます. I like that one. Lucas: Awesome. Try to use these today. Maybe when you're heading somewhere, think 行きます in your head. Luna: And when someone's coming over, 来ます! Lucas: Exactly. That's all for today's episode. Keep practicing with Fexingo, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Thanks for listening! Bye!