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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Japanese episode? Luna: Always! What are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're going to review two adjectives we covered a couple episodes ago: 柔らかい and 硬い. Luna: Oh right, soft and hard! I remember those. Lucas: Exactly. 柔らかい means soft, and 硬い means hard. Let's start with 柔らかい. Repeat after me: 柔らかい. Luna: 柔らかい. Lucas: Good! And 硬い. Luna: 硬い. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's use them in sentences. For example: このクッションは柔らかいです — This cushion is soft. Luna: このクッションは柔らかいです. Lucas: Great. And if something is hard, we say: その机は硬いです — That desk is hard. Luna: その机は硬いです. Lucas: Awesome. Now let's try a question: これは柔らかいですか — Is this soft? Luna: これは柔らかいですか. Lucas: And the negative answer: いいえ、硬いです — No, it's hard. Luna: いいえ、硬いです. Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice with a little scenario. Imagine you're at a store, and you pick up a cushion. You ask the clerk: これは柔らかいですか? Luna: これは柔らかいですか? Lucas: And the clerk says: はい、柔らかいです. Luna: はい、柔らかいです. Lucas: Then you see a desk and ask: その机は硬いですか? Luna: その机は硬いですか? Lucas: And the clerk: はい、硬いです. Luna: はい、硬いです. That makes sense. Lucas: Now let's do a quick quiz. I'll say an English word and you try to say it in Japanese. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: Soft. Luna: 柔らかい. Lucas: Hard. Luna: 硬い. Lucas: This cushion is soft. Luna: このクッションは柔らかいです. Lucas: That desk is hard. Luna: その机は硬いです. Lucas: Is this soft? Luna: これは柔らかいですか. Lucas: No, it's hard. Luna: いいえ、硬いです. Lucas: You nailed it, Luna! You're getting really good at these. Luna: Thanks! Practice helps a lot. Lucas: Absolutely. And speaking of practice, if you're finding these episodes helpful, there's a simple way to support the show. You can buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making these lessons ad-free. Every little bit counts. Lucas: Exactly. Now back to our adjectives. Let's try using them with different objects. What's something soft you can think of? Luna: A pillow is soft. 枕は柔らかいです. Lucas: Perfect! 枕は柔らかいです. And something hard? Luna: A rock is hard. 石は硬いです. Lucas: Great examples. So remember, 柔らかい for soft things like pillows and cushions, and 硬い for hard things like desks and rocks. Luna: Got it. 柔らかい and 硬い. Lucas: Now let's do one more round of repetition. Listen and repeat: 柔らかい. Luna: 柔らかい. Lucas: 硬い. Luna: 硬い. Lucas: このクッションは柔らかいです. Luna: このクッションは柔らかいです. Lucas: その机は硬いです. Luna: その机は硬いです. Lucas: これは柔らかいですか. Luna: これは柔らかいですか. Lucas: いいえ、硬いです. Luna: いいえ、硬いです. Lucas: Excellent work today. Practice these phrases, and you'll have them down in no time. See you next episode! Luna: Thanks Lucas! Bye everyone!