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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: Yeah, I'm ready! What are we learning today? Lucas: Since we've covered sunny and hot weather, I thought we'd talk about rainy and cloudy weather today. Luna: Oh, perfect. It's actually raining outside right now where I am. Lucas: Great timing then. So today's first word is 雨. Luna: あめ. Lucas: Exactly. 雨 means rain. Now, if you want to say 'it's raining', you say 雨が降っています. Luna: 雨が降っています. That's a mouthful. Lucas: It is, but you'll get it. Let's break it down. 雨 is rain, が is the particle, and 降っています means 'is falling'. Luna: So literally 'rain is falling'. That makes sense. Lucas: Right. Now try saying it: 雨が降っています. Luna: あめがふっています. Lucas: Perfect. Now the next word is 曇り, which means cloudy. Luna: くもり. Lucas: Yes. And to say 'it's cloudy', you can say 曇りです. Luna: くもりです. That's easier. Lucas: It is. Now a useful question: 今日は雨ですか? That means 'Is it raining today?' Luna: 今日は雨ですか. Lucas: And a possible answer: 今日は曇りです. 'Today is cloudy.' Luna: 今日は曇りです. Lucas: Great. Let's put it all together in a little scene. Imagine you're on the phone with a friend. Luna: Okay. So I ask: 今日は雨ですか? Lucas: And I reply: いいえ、今日は曇りです。雨は降っていません. Luna: Oh, so 'no, today is cloudy, it's not raining.' I got the first part. Lucas: Exactly. 降っていません is the negative form of 降っています. Luna: Got it. So if it's raining, I say 雨が降っています. If not, 雨は降っていません. Lucas: You're getting it. Now let's practice a bit more. Repeat after me: 雨. Luna: 雨. Lucas: 曇り. Luna: 曇り. Lucas: 雨が降っています. Luna: 雨が降っています. Lucas: 曇りです. Luna: 曇りです. Lucas: 今日は雨ですか? Luna: 今日は雨ですか? Lucas: 今日は曇りです. Luna: 今日は曇りです. Lucas: You know, it's funny we're talking about rainy weather. I've been using Fexingo to learn a bit of Italian, and it's helped me so much. Luna: Yeah, Fexingo is great. It's cool that we can make this podcast ad-free, just because people who find it useful support us. Lucas: Totally. If you want to help keep it that way, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, but it helps. Luna: Yeah, we love making these episodes for you. Lucas: Alright, back to the weather. So if you're outside and it starts raining, you can say: あ、雨が降ってきた. Luna: Oh, 'ah, it started raining.' 雨が降ってきた. Lucas: Yes. 降ってきた means 'started to fall'. Good catch. Luna: I like that phrase. It feels natural. Lucas: Let's do one more scene. You're planning a picnic and ask: 明日は雨ですか? Luna: Is it raining tomorrow? 明日は雨ですか? Lucas: And I check the forecast and say: いいえ、明日は曇りです。雨は降りません. Luna: So 'no, tomorrow is cloudy. It won't rain.' 降りません is the future negative. Lucas: Exactly. You're really picking this up. Luna: Thanks. So let's review everything quickly. Lucas: Sure. First word: 雨. Luna: 雨. Lucas: 曇り. Luna: 曇り. Lucas: 雨が降っています. Luna: 雨が降っています. Lucas: 曇りです. Luna: 曇りです. Lucas: 今日は雨ですか? Luna: 今日は雨ですか? Lucas: 今日は曇りです. Luna: 今日は曇りです. Lucas: Perfect. Now you can talk about rainy and cloudy weather in Japanese. Luna: That's awesome. I'll use these next time I look out the window. Lucas: Practice these phrases until we meet again. See you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo! Luna: Bye bye!