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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Ready to review something we already know? Luna: Yeah, I think so. But you know me, I might need a little refresher. Lucas: That's totally fine. So last time we learned 厚い and 薄い. Do you remember what they mean? Luna: Uhh, 厚い means 'thick', and 薄い means 'thin', right? Lucas: Exactly right. Let's practice saying them. Repeat after me: 厚い. Luna: 厚い. Lucas: And 薄い. Luna: 薄い. Lucas: Good. Now let's use them in sentences. この本は厚いです. That means 'this book is thick'. Can you try? Luna: この本は厚いです. Ooh, that's a good one. My textbook is really thick. Lucas: Yeah, textbooks can be. Now the opposite: その毛布は薄いです. 'That blanket is thin.' Your turn. Luna: その毛布は薄いです. I have a thin blanket for summer, actually. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a quick exchange. I'll say an object, and you make a sentence with 厚い or 薄い. Ready? 辞書. Luna: Umm, 辞書は厚いです? Dictionaries are usually thick, right? Lucas: Yeah, exactly. How about 紙? Luna: 紙は薄いです. That one's easy. Paper is thin. Lucas: Awesome. Now let's try a little dialogue. Imagine you're at a store. You want to buy a thick notebook. How would you say 'this notebook is thick'? Luna: このノートは厚いです. Lucas: Great. And if you see a thin towel, you could say そのタオルは薄いです. Luna: そのタオルは薄いです. Got it. Lucas: You know, Fexingo helps a lot of people make real progress with Japanese. If we've been helping you, one way to support the ad-free mission is at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small gesture that keeps the show going without interruptions. We appreciate it! Lucas: Absolutely. Now let's practice a bit more. Let's compare two items. First, この本は厚いです, その本は薄いです. Can you say that? Luna: この本は厚いです、その本は薄いです. Lucas: Perfect. Now try with 布団: 私の布団は厚いです, あなたの布団は薄いです. Luna: 私の布団は厚いです、あなたの布団は薄いです. I think my futon is thin, actually. Lucas: That's fine. You can adjust it to fit your reality. The important thing is the pattern. One more: この本は厚いですか? Luna: この本は厚いですか? Is this book thick? That's a question. Lucas: Right. And you can answer: はい、厚いです or いいえ、薄いです. Luna: はい、厚いです. いいえ、薄いです. Simple enough. Lucas: You're doing great. To wrap up, let's quickly review: 厚い means thick, 薄い means thin. この本は厚いです, その毛布は薄いです. Luna: 厚い, 薄い. Got it! Thanks Lucas, this was a helpful review. Lucas: You're welcome. Keep practicing with the things around you. See you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo!