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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey, Lucas, before we start — I've been feeling really good lately. Lucas: Oh, that's great! What's got you so happy? Luna: I finished a big project at work. I'm just... happy, you know? Lucas: That's wonderful. And actually, that's a perfect segue into today's topic. We're going to learn how to say 'happy' and 'sad' in Japanese. Luna: Oh, I was just thinking about that! How do you say 'happy'? Lucas: The word for happy is 嬉しい. Listen: 嬉しい. Luna: 嬉しい. 嬉しい. Lucas: Yes, that's it! And the opposite, sad, is 悲しい. 悲しい. Luna: 悲しい. 悲しい. Lucas: Perfect. So if you want to say 'I am happy', you say 嬉しいです. 嬉しいです. Luna: 嬉しいです. That's easy! So 'I am sad' would be 悲しいです. Lucas: Exactly. 悲しいです. Luna: 悲しいです. Lucas: You know, it's nice to be able to share feelings. And speaking of sharing — if Fexingo has been helping you learn, we'd love your support. It keeps the show ad-free and helps us keep making episodes. You can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps. Now, let's practice more! So, Lucas, how do you say 'very happy'? Lucas: Great question. You can add とても, which means 'very'. So 'very happy' is とても嬉しいです. とても嬉しいです. Luna: とても嬉しいです. And 'very sad' is とても悲しいです. Lucas: That's right. とても悲しいです. Luna: とても悲しいです. Lucas: Now, let's try a question. 'Are you happy?' is 嬉しいですか？ 嬉しいですか？ Luna: 嬉しいですか？ And 'Are you sad?' is 悲しいですか？ Lucas: Exactly. 悲しいですか？ Luna: 悲しいですか？ Lucas: Let's put it together in a tiny scene. Imagine you meet a friend and you ask them: 嬉しいですか？ Luna: 嬉しいですか？ And they say: はい、とても嬉しいです。 I'm very happy. Lucas: Or maybe they say: いいえ、悲しいです。 No, I'm sad. Luna: So you can respond: どうして？ Why? Lucas: That's a good word to know. But today, let's stick with happy and sad. Let's do a quick review. Luna, how do you say 'happy'? Luna: 嬉しい. Lucas: And 'sad'? Luna: 悲しい. Lucas: And 'I am very happy'? Luna: とても嬉しいです. Lucas: And 'Are you sad?'? Luna: 悲しいですか？ Lucas: You've got it. Keep practicing these. Next time you feel happy or sad, try saying it in Japanese. Luna: I will! Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to all our listeners. We'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Lucas: Yeah, take care and keep learning. Bye for now.