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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! Ready to dive into some more Japanese time-telling? Lucas: Absolutely. Last time we worked on 'quarter to' the hour. Today, let's review 'quarter past'. Luna: Oh good, I could use a refresher on that. Lucas: So, 'quarter past' in Japanese is 'ji juu go fun'. For example, 'one fifteen' is 'ichi-ji juu go fun'. Luna: Right: 'ichi-ji juu go fun'. Got it. Lucas: Exactly. Now try 'two fifteen'. Luna: That would be 'ni-ji juu go fun'. Lucas: Perfect! And 'three fifteen'? Luna: 'San-ji juu go fun'. Lucas: You've got it. Now, let's put it together with morning and afternoon. Morning is 'gozen', afternoon is 'gogo'. Luna: So 'two fifteen in the afternoon' would be 'gogo ni-ji juu go fun'? Lucas: Exactly right. And if it's morning, you'd say 'gozen ni-ji juu go fun'. Luna: That makes sense. Let me try: 'gozen san-ji juu go fun' is 3:15 AM. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's do a quick roleplay. Let's say we're planning to meet for coffee. Luna: Sounds good. What time? Lucas: Let's meet at 'gogo ni-ji juu go fun' — 2:15 PM. Luna: Okay, 'gogo ni-ji juu go fun'. I'll see you then. Lucas: Great. Now you try inviting me. Say 'Let's meet at 3:15 PM'. Luna: Hmm... 'Gogo san-ji juu go fun ni aimashou'. Lucas: Excellent! You added 'ni aimashou' — 'let's meet at'. That's perfect. Luna: Oh, I didn't know I remembered that! Cool. Lucas: You're doing great. Now, let's practice one more: 'four fifteen in the morning'. Luna: 'Gozen yo-ji juu go fun'. Lucas: Almost — careful with 'four'. It's 'yo-ji', not 'shi-ji'. So 'gozen yo-ji juu go fun'. Luna: Ah right, 'yo-ji'. Thanks. 'Gozen yo-ji juu go fun'. Lucas: Perfect. Now, you know, it's great that Fexingo keeps these episodes ad-free so we can focus on learning. Luna: Yeah, I really appreciate that. No interruptions. Lucas: If you want to support that, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps us keep making these lessons. Luna: Definitely. Every little bit helps. Now, back to time-telling! Let's try a sentence with 'one fifteen'. Lucas: Sure. How about 'I wake up at 6:15 AM'? Try saying that. Luna: 'Watashi wa gozen roku-ji juu go fun ni okimasu'. Lucas: Beautiful! You remembered the particle 'ni' and the verb 'okimasu'. Luna: Thanks! This is really sticking now. Lucas: That's the goal. Repeat these phrases throughout the day. Say the time every time you look at your clock. Luna: Good tip. I'll practice 'ima wa gozen hachi-ji juu go fun desu' — 'It's 8:15 AM now'. Lucas: Perfect. And if it's afternoon, you'd say 'gogo'. So 'It's 8:15 PM' is 'ima wa gogo hachi-ji juu go fun desu'. Luna: Got it. 'Gogo hachi-ji juu go fun'. Lucas: Awesome. Let's wrap up with a quick review. Say 'quarter past one' one more time. Luna: 'Ichi-ji juu go fun'. Lucas: And 'quarter past two'? Luna: 'Ni-ji juu go fun'. Lucas: And 'quarter past three in the afternoon'? Luna: 'Gogo san-ji juu go fun'. Lucas: You nailed it. Keep practicing, and next time we'll put all the time expressions together. Luna: Can't wait! Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to our listeners. Keep up the great work! Lucas: See you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo!