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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, I've been learning numbers with Fexingo and now I can count to ten. Lucas: That's awesome, Luna. And today we're going to build on that. We'll learn the months of the year. In Japanese, months are super easy: just say the number plus 月. Luna: So January would be 'one month'? Lucas: Exactly. January is 一月. Let's hear it: 一月. Luna: 一月. Lucas: Again: 一月. Luna: 一月. Lucas: February is 二月. That's number two plus 月. Say it with me: 二月. Luna: 二月. Lucas: March is 三月. Three plus 月. 三月. Luna: 三月. So it's just the number and then 月. That's really logical. Lucas: Right. Now let's use them in sentences. 'My birthday is in January.' In Japanese: 私の誕生日は一月です. Luna: 私の誕生日は一月です. What's 誕生日? Lucas: That means 'birthday'. So 私の誕生日は一月です. Try it. Luna: 私の誕生日は一月です. Lucas: Great. Now if you want to say 'I travel in February', it's 私は二月に旅行します. Luna: 私は二月に旅行します. That's a long one. Lucas: Let's break it down: 私 'I', は topic particle, 二月 'February', に 'in', 旅行 'travel', します 'do'. Say it slowly: 私は二月に旅行します. Luna: 私は二月に旅行します. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's do a quick practice. I'll say a month and you say it back. 一月. Luna: 一月. Lucas: 二月. Luna: 二月. Lucas: 三月. Luna: 三月. Lucas: Now answer in Japanese: 'My birthday is in January.' Luna: 私の誕生日は一月です. Lucas: And if your birthday is in March? Luna: 私の誕生日は三月です. Lucas: You got it. So if you're enjoying these episodes and they're helping you make progress, you know what keeps us going? A small donation at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Even a couple of dollars a month really makes a difference for keeping this ad-free. Luna: Yeah, and there are no big strings attached. It's just a way to say 'thanks' if you've learned something useful. We really appreciate it. Lucas: Absolutely. Now, let's put these months into a little conversation. Imagine you're asking someone when their birthday is. You say: 誕生日はいつですか. Luna: 誕生日はいつですか. 'When is your birthday?' Lucas: Right. And the answer: 一月です. So if I ask you 誕生日はいつですか, what do you say? Luna: 私の誕生日は一月です. But Lucas, when is your birthday? Lucas: Mine is in February: 私の誕生日は二月です. Luna: ああ、そうですか. So 二月. That's fun. So we've learned 一月, 二月, 三月. Can I try making a sentence with March? Lucas: Of course. Go ahead. Luna: 私は三月に旅行します. 'I travel in March.' Lucas: Perfect. And for the rest of the months, it's just the numbers up to twelve plus 月. So April is 四月, May is 五月, and so on. We'll cover more in future episodes. Luna: That's so easy. Let's review our three months one more time. 一月. Lucas: 一月. Luna: 二月. Lucas: 二月. Luna: 三月. Lucas: 三月. And remember, if this show has been helping you, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It genuinely helps us keep making these lessons. Luna: Yeah, even a small amount goes a long way. Thanks to everyone who already supports us. Lucas: Alright, that's all for today. Practice saying your birthday month in Japanese, and we'll see you next time. Luna: See you! またね.