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- Lucas: Hey there, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, I'm so ready for this. Last time we chatted about cherry blossoms, and now... Lucas: Now we're going super fundamental. Four tiny words that change everything. Luna: Ooh, mysterious. What are they? Lucas: Yes, no, please, and thank you. The building blocks of being polite. Luna: Oh that's so good. I use those like, constantly. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with 'yes' in Japanese. It's はい. Luna: Wait — what? That's it? Lucas: Yep. はい. Say it slowly with me: は...い. Luna: は...い. Lucas: There you go. Now normally: はい. Luna: はい. Lucas: Perfect. はい means 'yes'. Use it to agree, confirm, all that. Luna: Okay, so if you ask '元気ですか?' and I'm good, I say はい? Lucas: Totally. '元気ですか?' — 'はい, 元気です.' See? Fits right in. Luna: Love that. Next up: 'no'? Lucas: Right. 'No' is いいえ. Luna: いいえ. Let me try: い...い...え. Lucas: Yeah. いいえ. A bit longer than はい, but crisp. Luna: いいえ. Got it. So that's a straight-up 'no'. Lucas: Exactly. Polite and clear. Now, 'please'. Luna: Oh, this one I've heard before. Is it お願いします? Lucas: You're trouble. Yes, お願いします. Means 'please' or 'I request'. Luna: Let me get the rhythm: お...ね...が...い...し...ます. Lucas: Ooh, almost. Tiny tweak: it's おねがいします, all together. お願いします. Luna: お願いします. Lucas: Nailed it. Use it when asking for something. Like at a café: 'コーヒー, お願いします.' Luna: Coffee, please. I can already taste it. Lucas: And finally, 'thank you'. The polite version is ありがとうございます. Luna: Whoa. That's a mouthful. Lucas: It is, but it's worth it. Break it down: ありがとう...ございます. Luna: ありがとう...ございます. Lucas: Right. ありがとうございます. Means 'thank you very much'. Luna: Okay, let me try the whole thing: ありがとうございます. Lucas: There it is. Beautiful. Now, quick recap. Yes? Luna: はい. Lucas: No? Luna: いいえ. Lucas: Please? Luna: お願いします. Lucas: Thank you? Luna: ありがとうございます. Lucas: Ahh, yes! You've got all four. Let's do a tiny scene. Luna: Oh, I love these. What's the scenario? Lucas: You're at a friend's place. They offer you tea. You want some. Luna: Okay, so... お茶, お願いします. Lucas: Good start. I'll play the friend: 'お茶, どうぞ.' Here's tea. Luna: Then I say: ありがとうございます. Lucas: Exactly. And if I ask '熱いですか?' Is it hot? Luna: If it is, I say はい. If not, いいえ. Lucas: For sure. Let's run it. 'お茶, どうぞ.' Luna: ありがとうございます. Lucas: '熱いですか?' Luna: はい. Lucas: Perfect. See how they weave together? Luna: Totally. It feels like a real conversation. Lucas: That's the goal. Now, quick quiz. I'll say something in English, you give the Japanese. Luna: Bring it on. Lucas: Number one: 'yes'. Luna: はい. Lucas: Number two: 'please'. Luna: お願いします. Lucas: Number three: 'no'. Luna: いいえ. Lucas: And last: 'thank you'. Luna: ありがとうございます. Lucas: Absolutely. You did it. Luna: Aww. That was fun. These are so useful. Lucas: They really are. Practice these four: はい, いいえ, お願いします, ありがとうございます. Luna: I will. Maybe while streaming later — 'more snacks, お願いします!' Lucas: Oh, really? Now you're thinking. Luna: For sure. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: ありがとうございます to you too. And thank you for learning with us at Fexingo. Luna: See you next time for more tiny Japanese. Lucas: Practice these till we chat again. さようなら!