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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode? Today we're going to do something a little different. Luna: Ohh, I love a surprise. What are we doing? Lucas: We've been talking about autumn festivals for the past few episodes, and I thought it would be great to review some of our favorite words and phrases. You know, to make sure they really stick. Luna: A review! That's perfect. I was just thinking about たこ焼き the other day. Lucas: Really? Well, you're in luck because たこ焼き is on our list. But before we dive in, a quick word about Fexingo. If this podcast has been helping you make real progress with Japanese, and you feel like showing a little appreciation, there's a simple way to do it. Luna: Yeah, we keep the show free because we love sharing the language, but every little bit helps. If today's episode was worth a coffee to you, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure, just if it feels right. Okay, back to our festival review. Let's start with the star of the show: お祭り. Luna: お祭り. That means festival, right? Lucas: Yes, exactly. お祭り. Can you say it with me? お祭り. Luna: お祭り. Lucas: Great. And at the お祭り, you'll see lots of 屋台, which are food stalls. 屋台. Luna: 屋台. I remember seeing those in the videos. They smell so good. Lucas: They do. And the most famous thing you can get at a 屋台 is probably たこ焼き. Octopus balls. たこ焼き. Luna: たこ焼き. I love how it sounds. Let me try: たこ焼き. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to order some, you'd say たこ焼きをください. Please give me takoyaki. たこ焼きをください. Luna: たこ焼きをください. That's easy because it's like コーヒーをください from earlier. Lucas: Exactly, same structure. Now, another festival favorite is 焼きそば. Stir-fried noodles. 焼きそば. Luna: 焼きそば. Hmm, 焼きそば. I think I can remember that because it sounds like it could be a type of pasta. Lucas: It's definitely noodle-adjacent. And how about りんご飴? Candied apples on a stick. りんご飴. Luna: りんご飴. Oh, those look so pretty and shiny. りんご飴. Lucas: They're almost too pretty to eat. Almost. Now, let's not forget the drinks. You remember how to ask for 甘酒, right? 甘酒をください. Luna: 甘酒をください. Yes, I remember that from our festival drinks episode. It's a sweet, warm drink. Lucas: Perfect. So we've got our food and our drink. Now, if you're at a 屋台 and you point to something, you might want to ask if it's good. You'd say おいしいですか. Is it delicious? おいしいですか. Luna: おいしいですか. That's a useful one for sure. I'd probably say that at every stall. Lucas: Probably a good idea. Now, let's put it all together. Imagine you're at a festival. You see a 屋台 selling たこ焼き. You walk up and say たこ焼きをください. Then you ask your friend, おいしいですか? And your friend replies, おいしいです. Luna: Oh, that makes it real. So I can order and then check if it's good. たこ焼きをください.... おいしいですか. Lucas: You've got it. And remember, you can use this pattern with any food. 焼きそばをください. りんご飴をください. 甘酒をください. Luna: Oh, so ください works for everything. That's so convenient. Lucas: It does. Now, let's do a quick review round. I'll say the word, you repeat. お祭り. Luna: お祭り. Lucas: 屋台. Luna: 屋台. Lucas: たこ焼き. Luna: たこ焼き. Lucas: 焼きそば. Luna: 焼きそば. Lucas: りんご飴. Luna: りんご飴. Lucas: 甘酒をください. Luna: 甘酒をください. Lucas: And finally, おいしいですか. Luna: おいしいですか. That was a great review. I feel much more confident now. Lucas: Awesome. And that's the beauty of review episodes. They help lock everything in. So remember, next time you're at a Japanese festival, you'll be ready to order and chat about your food. Luna: Definitely. And if I get stuck, I'll just say おいしいですか with a smile. Lucas: That works too. Well, that's all for today's review. Practice these phrases until we meet again. See you next time. Luna: See you later. And don't forget, if you enjoyed this, a coffee would be lovely at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Bye for now.