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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back with you all. Lucas: We have been doing a lot of shopping lately. Convenience stores, bars, pharmacies. Luna: Right. But today we are staying home. Well, almost home. Lucas: Today we are talking about laundry. Specifically, going to a laundromat. Luna: Oh, I love that. I feel very adult when I go to a coin laundry. Lucas: It is a very common part of life here. Let us start with the first phrase. Luna: Okay. What is the first thing we need to say? Lucas: If you want to say 'I want to go to a coin laundry'. Lucas: The phrase is: コインランドリーに行きたいです. Luna: Coin laundry... ikitai desu. Lucas: Yes. コインランドリーに行きたいです. It means 'I want to go to a coin laundry'. Luna: コインランドリーに行きたいです. Got it. Lucas: Let us try it again. コインランドリーに行きたいです. Luna: コインランドリーに行きたいです. Sounds natural. Lucas: Exactly. So, imagine you are outside. You see a sign. Luna: You walk in and you look around. It is very clean. Lucas: Most of these places have small shops attached. For supplies. Luna: Oh right. You might need something to wash your clothes. Lucas: So, if you need detergent, you ask for it. Lucas: The phrase is: 洗剤をください. Luna: Sazai wo kudasai. Lucas: Perfect. 洗剤をください. This means 'Please give me detergent'. Luna: 洗剤をください. Simple and polite. Lucas: Let us repeat it together. 洗剤をください. Luna: 洗剤をください. I can hear the cashier handing it to me. Lucas: There you go. Now you have your soap. You put it in the machine. Luna: You load the clothes. The washing starts. Then what? Lucas: Then you move to the dryers. Or you ask staff to dry them. Luna: Ah, yes. Sometimes I just want them done. I do not want to wait. Lucas: That is where this next phrase comes in handy. Lucas: To say 'Please dry them for me'. Lucas: The phrase is: 乾かしてください. Luna: Kawakashite kudasai. Lucas: Yes. 乾かしてください. It means 'Please dry them'. Luna: 乾かしてください. Okay, that is clear. Lucas: Let us say it one more time. 乾かしてください. Luna: 乾かしてください. I feel so relieved just saying it. Lucas: Good. Now you hand your basket to the attendant. Luna: But you wonder... how long will this take? Lucas: A very important question. You need to know when to come back. Lucas: To ask 'How much time does it take?'. Lucas: The phrase is: どれくらい時間がかかりますか. Luna: Dore kurai jikan ga kakarimasu ka. Lucas: Correct. どれくらい時間がかかりますか. Luna: Dore kurai jikan ga kakarimasu ka. That sounds a bit long. Lucas: It is a full sentence. But it is very useful. Let us break it down. Lucas: Dore kurai. Jikan ga. Kakarimasu ka. Luna: Dore kurai jikan ga kakarimasu ka. Better now. Lucas: Let us try the whole thing again. どれくらい時間がかかりますか. Luna: どれくらい時間がかかりますか. Perfect rhythm. Lucas: The attendant says thirty minutes. You wait comfortably. Luna: Thirty minutes later, the machine beeps. Time to collect. Lucas: Yes. You go to the counter. You pick up your basket. Luna: Do you say anything then? Or just leave? Lucas: You usually tell them you are taking it away. Lucas: The phrase is: 取り込みます. Luna: Torikomimasu. Lucas: Yes. 取り込みます. This means 'I will take it in' or 'I am collecting it'. Luna: 取り込みます. It sounds efficient. Lucas: Let us practice it. 取り込みます. Luna: 取り込みます. Nailed it. Lucas: One more time for good measure. 取り込みます. Luna: 取り込みます. Ready to go. Lucas: Let us review our five phrases quickly. Luna: First: コインランドリーに行きたいです. Lucas: Second: 洗剤をください. Luna: Third: 乾かしてください. Lucas: Fourth: どれくらい時間がかかりますか. Luna: Fifth: 取り込みます. Lucas: Excellent. These cover almost everything you need at a laundromat. Luna: It feels so practical. I can actually use these tomorrow. Lucas: That is the goal. Small steps, big confidence. Luna: Speaking of confidence, we have a quick message for you. Lucas: If learning Japanese feels manageable because of shows like this... Luna: You are helping us keep these episodes ad-free and steady. Lucas: Support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Any contribution helps us keep making content like this. Lucas: Thank you for listening. See you next time.