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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, last episode we learned about rooms in a house. Today, I'm ready to travel! Lucas: Perfect timing. Because today we're learning transport words. Trains, buses, taxis — the basics for getting around. Luna: Yes! I'm planning a trip to Tokyo someday. I need to know how to say things. Lucas: Alright, let's start with the most common one: 電車. This means 'train' or 'electric train.' Luna: 電車. Lucas: Good. 電車. Now, if you want to say 'I take the train,' you can say 電車に乗ります. 乗ります means 'to ride' or 'to board.' Luna: 電車に乗ります. Lucas: Exactly. Let's break it down: 電車, then particle に, then 乗ります. So 電車に乗ります. Luna: 電車に乗ります. Got it. So if I want to say 'I take the train to work,' I can say 電車に乗ります... but how do I add 'to work'? Lucas: Hold that thought. For now, let's just focus on the phrase itself. Repeat after me: 電車に乗ります. Luna: 電車に乗ります. Lucas: Great. Next word: バス. Bus. Luna: バス. Lucas: Now, a useful question: バスはありますか? This means 'Is there a bus?' or 'Do you have a bus?' Luna: バスはありますか. Lucas: Perfect. あります means 'there is' or 'exists.' So バスはありますか is asking about existence of a bus. Luna: That makes sense. バスはありますか. Can I use that for train too? 電車はありますか? Lucas: Absolutely. You can swap in any noun. But today, let's stick with bus. So バスはありますか. Luna: バスはありますか. Lucas: And finally, タクシー. Taxi. Luna: タクシー. Lucas: You can use it in a phrase like タクシーに乗ります. 'I take a taxi.' Luna: タクシーに乗ります. Lucas: Yes! Now let me test you. How do you say 'I take the train'? Luna: 電車に乗ります. Lucas: And 'Is there a bus?' Luna: バスはありますか. Lucas: And 'taxi'? Luna: タクシー. Lucas: You're a natural. Let's make a little scene. Imagine you're at a station in Tokyo. You want to go to a hotel. You see a bus stop. What do you ask? Luna: Umm... バスはありますか? Lucas: Yes! And if there's no bus, you might take a taxi. What do you say? Luna: タクシーに乗ります. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's practice all three words one more time. Repeat after me: 電車. Luna: 電車. Lucas: バス. Luna: バス. Lucas: タクシー. Luna: タクシー. Lucas: And the phrases: 電車に乗ります. Luna: 電車に乗ります. Lucas: バスはありますか. Luna: バスはありますか. Lucas: Awesome. Remember, with Fexingo you can practice these words and phrases anytime. We'll be back with more Japanese. Until then, keep practicing and またね! Luna: またね! Bye everyone!