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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready to learn some more Japanese? Luna: Ready! Last time we did July to September, right? Lucas: Exactly. Today we'll finish the year with October, November, and December. Luna: Perfect timing — it's almost October. Lucas: October is 十月. Listen: 十月. Luna: 十月. Lucas: Great. November is 十一月. Luna: 十一月. Lucas: And December is 十二月. Luna: 十二月. So it's just the number plus 月, like the others. Lucas: You got it. Ten, eleven, twelve plus 月. Let's use them in simple sentences. Luna: Okay, I'll try. 十月です. That means 'It's October'? Lucas: Yes! 十月です. Perfect. Luna: 十一月です. 十二月です. I love how regular this pattern is. Lucas: It's one of the easiest parts of Japanese. Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with these patterns, you might want to know something. Luna: What's that? Lucas: This show stays ad-free because a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's what funds us making this many episodes. Luna: Yeah, it's a small group, but it really keeps things going. Anyway, back to months! Let's try a sentence about birthdays. Lucas: Good idea. My birthday is in December: 私の誕生日は十二月です. Luna: 私の誕生日は十二月です. So 'my birthday is December'. Lucas: Exactly. Now you try with a different month. Say 'My birthday is October'. Luna: 私の誕生日は十月です. Lucas: Perfect! Now let's do travel. I'll travel in November: 十一月に旅行します. Luna: 十一月に旅行します. So に marks the time? Lucas: Yes, when you do something in a month, use に after the month. So 'I'll travel in October' is 十月に旅行します. Luna: 十月に旅行します. And in December: 十二月に旅行します. Lucas: You're a natural. Let's do a quick review: say all three months. Luna: 十月, 十一月, 十二月. Lucas: And full sentences: 'It's October'. Luna: 十月です. Lucas: 'My birthday is November'. Luna: 私の誕生日は十一月です. Lucas: 'I'll travel in December'. Luna: 十二月に旅行します. Lucas: Excellent. Now you know all twelve months in Japanese. Luna: That feels great. I can finally talk about the whole year. Lucas: Practice these phrases until we meet again. See you next time! Luna: See you!