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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 18, can you believe it? Lucas: I know, time flies. Remember last time we talked about the weather? Luna: Totally. 好熱, right? But today we're doing something I've been needing — the days of the week! Lucas: Exactly. Super practical. So in Cantonese, the days are built from numbers. Let's start with Monday. Luna: Alright. Lucas: Monday is 星期一. Say it with me: 星期一. Luna: 星星... 星一? Oh, 星期一. Lucas: Almost! It's 星期一. The first character is 星, like star, and then 期, and then 一 for one. So Monday is 'weekday one'. Luna: Ah, 星期一. 星期一. That makes sense. Lucas: Yes. Now Tuesday is 星期二. 二 is two. Luna: So 星期二? Like week-two-day? Lucas: Exactly! 星期二. You've got it. Luna: 星期二. What about Wednesday? That's 三, right? Lucas: Right! Wednesday is 星期三. Luna: 星期三. Okay, so Thursday would be 星期四? Lucas: Yes! 星期四. And Friday? Luna: 星期五? Because 五 is five. Lucas: Perfect. 星期五. Now weekend days are different. Saturday is 星期六. Luna: 六 is six, so 星期六. And Sunday? Lucas: Sunday is 星期日. Instead of 星期, some people say 禮拜, but let's stick with 星期日 for now. Luna: 星期日. So Sunday is like 'weekday sun'? Lucas: Kind of! 日 means sun or day. So 星期日 is 'weekday sun'. Let's practice all of them. Repeat after me: 星期一. Luna: 星期一. Lucas: 星期二. Luna: 星期二. Lucas: 星期三. Luna: 星期三. Lucas: 星期四. Luna: 星期四. Lucas: 星期五. Luna: 星期五. Lucas: 星期六. Luna: 星期六. Lucas: 星期日. Luna: 星期日. Lucas: Awesome! Now let's use them. For example: 今日係星期一 — Today is Monday. Luna: 今日係星期一. So 今日 means today? Lucas: Right! 今日 is today. So if today is Tuesday, you say 今日係星期二. Luna: 今日係星期二. What about yesterday? 尋日, right? Lucas: Oh, you remember from before? Yes, 尋日 is yesterday. So 尋日係星期一 — yesterday was Monday. Luna: 尋日係星期一. And tomorrow? 聽日? Lucas: Exactly! 聽日係星期三 — tomorrow is Wednesday. Luna: 聽日係星期三. So if today is Tuesday, tomorrow is Wednesday. That's easy. Lucas: Let's do a mini scenario. Imagine you're making plans. Luna: Okay. Lucas: I say: 聽日係星期五, 你想做咩？— Tomorrow is Friday, what do you want to do? Luna: 聽日係星期五... 我想去行街. I want to go shopping. Lucas: Nice! 行街. So 星期五 is a good day for that. Luna: What about Sunday? 星期日 is a rest day, right? Lucas: Yes, many people休息 on 星期日. So you could say: 星期日我休息. Luna: 星期日我休息. I rest on Sunday. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's quickly quiz you. What's Wednesday? Luna: 星期三. Lucas: Saturday? Luna: 星期六. Lucas: Sunday? Luna: 星期日. Lucas: You nailed it! And remember, you can also use 禮拜 instead of 星期 in casual talk, but let's master 星期 first. Luna: Got it. So 星期一 to 星期日. I think I've got them. Lucas: Let's do one more round together. I'll say the English, you say the Cantonese. Monday? Luna: 星期一. Lucas: Tuesday? Luna: 星期二. Lucas: Wednesday? Luna: 星期三. Lucas: Thursday? Luna: 星期四. Lucas: Friday? Luna: 星期五. Lucas: Saturday? Luna: 星期六. Lucas: Sunday? Luna: 星期日. Lucas: Yes! You're ready to talk about your week in Cantonese. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This is so useful. I'll practice with my calendar. Lucas: Great idea. And don't forget to listen to Fexingo for more episodes. Luna: Yeah, subscribe and keep practicing, everyone! See you next time. Lucas: 拜拜! Luna: 遲啲見!