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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! So glad to be back. Episode 28 already — wow. Lucas: I know, right? Time flies. Today we're doing something a little different. Luna: Oh? What's that? Lucas: We're going to learn some body parts in Japanese. And a useful phrase for when something hurts. Luna: Ooh, that's practical! Like if I eat too much and my stomach hurts? Lucas: Exactly. But we'll start simple. Let's begin with the head. Luna: Head. In Japanese, that's... 頭? I think I've heard that before. Lucas: Yes! 頭 is 'head.' Say it with me: あたま. Luna: あたま. Hmm, あたま. That's fun to say! Lucas: It is. Now, shoulders. In Japanese, 肩. Luna: かた. かた. So head is あたま, shoulders is かた. Lucas: Perfect. Next up: knees. 膝. Luna: ひざ. ひざ. That one's easy to remember. Lucas: And finally, feet. 足. Luna: あし. Wait, that's also 'leg,' right? Lucas: Right! 足 can mean both foot and leg, depending on context. Good catch. Luna: So あし is foot or leg. Got it. Okay, let me try them all: あたま, かた, ひざ, あし. Lucas: Flawless! Now, let's make a sentence. If your head hurts, you say 頭が痛いです. Luna: あたまがいたいです. So 頭 is head, が is the particle, 痛い is painful, and です is polite ending. Lucas: Exactly. You can replace 頭 with any body part. For example: 肩が痛いです. Luna: かたがいたいです. My shoulders hurt. I feel that after sitting at a desk all day. Lucas: Totally. Let's practice a little scene. Imagine you're at the doctor. Luna: Okay, I'll be the patient. 先生、頭が痛いです. Lucas: And I'll be the doctor. ああ、大丈夫ですか？ Let me check. Luna: That was fun! So if my knee hurts, I say ひざが痛いです. Lucas: Yes. And if your foot hurts, 足が痛いです. Luna: あしがいたいです. I can use this when I exercise too much. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick review. First, head. Luna: あたま. Lucas: Shoulders. Luna: かた. Lucas: Knees. Luna: ひざ. Lucas: Feet. Luna: あし. Lucas: And the phrase 'my head hurts'. Luna: 頭が痛いです. Lucas: You've got it! Now, let's try a tiny conversation. I'll ask you: どうしましたか？ Luna: 肩が痛いです. Lucas: ああ、大変ですね. Luna: Yes, but now I can say it in Japanese! Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome. And thanks to Fexingo for making this possible. Keep practicing, everyone. Luna: See you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo! またね！