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- Lucas: Hey everyone. Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be here with you again. Lucas: Today we are tackling something very practical. Have you ever needed to send clothes away for cleaning? Luna: Oh yes. Sometimes my favorite jacket gets a little messy after a long week. Lucas: Exactly. In Japan, this is called dry cleaning. The word is cleaningu. But we do not just say cleaningu. Luna: We use it in a full sentence. Let us start with the first phrase. Lucas: Right. When you walk into the shop, you want to say: I want to send this for dry cleaning. Luna: That sounds important. How do we say that in Japanese? Lucas: Here it is. クリーニングに出したいです. Cleaning ni dashitai desu. Luna: Okay. Let me try. クリーニングに出したいです. Lucas: Perfect. You said it clearly. This means you want to hand them over for service. Luna: I love how polite that sounds. It feels very respectful to the staff. Lucas: It does. Now, imagine you have a small spot on your shirt. You might worry about it. Luna: Oh no. A coffee stain? That happens to me all the time. Lucas: So you can ask if it will come out. Here is the phrase. このシミ、落ちますか. Kono shimi, ochimasu ka? Luna: Let me repeat that. このシミ、落ちますか. Does the stain fall out? Lucas: Yes. Ochi-masu means it falls or comes off. So you are asking if it will come off. Luna: That is clever. I feel more confident asking that now. Lucas: Good. Next, you need to know when you get it back. Do they deliver it? Luna: Some places do. But I usually prefer to pick it up myself. Lucas: True. But you should ask about the delivery option anyway. Here is how to ask. Luna: How do we ask about delivery? Lucas: 配達はどうなりますか. Haitatsu wa dou narimasu ka? Luna: Let me try. 配達はどうなりますか. How does the delivery work? Lucas: Spot on. Dou narimasu ka asks how something will turn out or proceed. Luna: So you are asking for the details of the process. Lucas: Exactly. And finally, you want to know the specific time. When will it be ready? Luna: This is crucial. I do not want to go there too early. Lucas: Here is the question. いつ頃仕上がりますか. Itsu koro shiagari masu ka? Luna: Let me say it. いつ頃仕上がりますか. Around what time will it be finished? Lucas: Yes. Shiagari means completion or finish. So you are asking for the completion time. Luna: I think I can handle a trip to the dry cleaner now. Lucas: You certainly can. One last thing. How do you tell them you will come back? Luna: Do I say I will take it? Lucas: Almost. You say you will go to take it. Here is the phrase. 取りに行きます. Tori ni ikimasu. Luna: Let me try. 取りに行きます. I will go to take it. Lucas: Very good. Toru means to take or pick up. Ikimasu means to go. Luna: So literally, I go to pick it up. Lucas: Exactly. Now let us review all five phrases together. Ready? Luna: I am ready. Let us go. Lucas: First one. I want to send for cleaning. クリーニングに出したいです. Luna: クリーニングに出したいです. Lucas: Second. Will this stain come out? このシミ、落ちますか. Luna: このシミ、落ちますか. Lucas: Third. How is the delivery? 配達はどうなりますか. Luna: 配達はどうなりますか. Lucas: Fourth. When will it be ready? いつ頃仕上がりますか. Luna: いつ頃仕上がりますか. Lucas: Fifth. I will go pick it up. 取りに行きます. Luna: 取りに行きます. Lucas: You did great. These phrases will serve you well. Luna: Thank you, Lucas. I feel much less anxious about laundry day now. Lucas: Before we sign off, I want to mention something important. Luna: What is it? Lucas: We keep this show ad-free. We believe learning should be clear and uninterrupted. Luna: That is true. There are no commercials breaking the flow. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, your support helps us continue. Luna: You can find the link at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Any contribution makes a real difference. Thank you for listening. Luna: See you next time. Practice these till we chat again.