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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! Episode 22. I can't believe we're already here. Luna: I know, right? It's going fast. And I feel like I'm actually remembering stuff. Like, last episode, we did animals. I still remember 猫, 犬, 鳥. Lucas: That's awesome! You're building a solid foundation. Today, we're going to learn some words related to school. Very practical, especially if you ever visit Japan or watch a Japanese drama set in a school. Luna: Oh, I love school dramas! Count me in. Lucas: Great. So our first word is 先生. That means teacher. Listen carefully: 先生. Luna: 先生. Lucas: Perfect! Your pronunciation is spot on. 先生. Teacher. You can use it to address a teacher directly, like at the beginning of class. Luna: So if I want to say 'Hello, teacher,' I could say こんにちは、先生? Lucas: Exactly! こんにちは、先生。 That's polite and natural. Let's try a tiny scene. Imagine you walk into a classroom and see your teacher. What do you say? Luna: Hmm... I'd say おはようございます、先生? Since it's morning? Lucas: Yes! If it's morning, that's perfect. おはようございます、先生。 Good job. Lucas: Now the next word is 学生. That means student. Listen: 学生. Luna: 学生. Lucas: Yes. 学生. You are a student, I am a student of Japanese, right? So we are both 学生. Luna: Right! So 先生 is teacher, 学生 is student. That's easy to remember. Lucas: Now, our third word is 学校. That means school. Say it with me: 学校. Luna: 学校. Lucas: Excellent. 学校. So we have teacher, student, and school. Let's put them together in a simple sentence. How about 'That is a school'? In Japanese, we learned 'that is' as あれは. Remember? From the animal episode. Luna: Oh yeah! あれは. So 'That is a school' would be あれは学校です? Lucas: Exactly! あれは学校です。 You're a natural. And 'That is a teacher'? Luna: あれは先生です. Lucas: Perfect. And 'I am a student'? We haven't done 'I am' yet, but we learned 私の名前は... for name. For 'I am a student,' it's 私は学生です. But let's keep it simple: just 学生です works in context. Luna: So I can say 学生です to mean 'I'm a student'? Lucas: Exactly! In Japanese, you can often drop the subject if it's clear. So if someone asks 'Are you a student?' you can just say 学生です. Let's practice a mini dialogue. I'll be the teacher, and you be the student. Luna: Okay! Lucas: I'll say: こんにちは。私は先生です。あなたは学生ですか？ That means 'Hello, I am a teacher. Are you a student?' You answer. Luna: はい、学生です！ Lucas: Perfect! And then maybe I say: 学校はどこですか？ 'Where is the school?' But we haven't learned that. Let's keep it simple. Let's review: our three words today are 先生, 学生, 学校. Luna: 先生, 学生, 学校. Got it. I can already imagine using these. Like, if I see a building, I can point and say 学校です. Lucas: Exactly. And if you see someone who looks like a teacher, you can whisper to your friend: 先生です. Luna: Or if I'm introducing myself, I can say 学生です. That's so useful. Lucas: It is. And remember, all these words are very common in anime, manga, and dramas. You'll hear them all the time. Luna: I love that. Okay, let me try to say them all one more time. 先生, 学生, 学校. Lucas: Perfect. And just for fun, let's do a tiny scene. Imagine we're at a school festival. You see a teacher walking by. What do you say? Luna: Umm... こんにちは、先生! Lucas: Great! And then I point to a building and say: あれは学校です。 You nod and say? Luna: はい、学校です。 Lucas: Excellent. You're ready to navigate a Japanese school. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Keep practicing these words, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Yes, please practice with us! Say them out loud. 先生, 学生, 学校. See you next episode! Lucas: またね！ Luna: またね！