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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is good to be here again. Lucas: We have been talking about so many places lately. Convenience stores. Post offices. Hair salons. Luna: Yes. And yesterday we did the dentist too? No wait, that was last time. Lucas: Actually, today is our fresh take on the dentist. We want to make sure you feel confident going. Luna: Oh. Okay. I do not like dentists. But I will try. Lucas: That is the spirit. Let us start with the first step. Walking into the clinic. Luna: Right. What do I say to the receptionist? Lucas: You say: 歯医者さんに行きたいです. Luna: ha isha san ni ikitai desu. Lucas: Very good. ha isha san means dentist. Iki-tai desu means I want to go. Luna: I want to go to the dentist. Simple enough. Lucas: Let us try it together. 歯医者さんに行きたいです. Luna: 歯医者さんに行きたいです. Lucas: Perfect. Now, imagine you are sitting in the chair. The dentist asks what is wrong. Luna: Oh no. My tooth hurts. Lucas: You say: 歯が痛いです. Luna: Ha ga itai desu. Lucas: Yes. Ha is tooth. Itai is painful. It is very clear. Luna: It is short. I can remember this one. Lucas: Let us repeat. 歯が痛いです. Luna: 歯が痛いです. Lucas: Good. The dentist might look at your tooth and tell you something. Luna: Like what? Do I have a cavity? Lucas: To ask that question, you say: 虫歯ですか. Luna: Mushii desu ka? Lucas: Almost. Mushii desu ka. Mushii is cavity. Desu ka is yes or no question. Luna: Mushii desu ka. Is it a cavity? Lucas: Exactly. Let us practice. 虫歯ですか. Luna: 虫歯ですか. Lucas: Great. Now the dentist says yes. You need to know the plan. Luna: Please tell me how to fix it. Lucas: You say: 治療を教えてください. Luna: Chiryou wo oshiete kudasai. Lucas: Correct. Chiryou is treatment. Oshiete kudasai please teach me. Luna: Teach me the treatment. That sounds polite. Lucas: It is very useful. Let us say it again. 治療を教えてください. Luna: 治療を教えてください. Lucas: Finally, you need to book the next visit. Luna: When is the next open day? Lucas: You say: 次の空いている日はいつですか. Luna: Tsugi no aite iru hi wa itsu desu ka? Lucas: Yes. Tsugi is next. Aite iru is available. Hi is day. Itsu is when. Luna: When is the next available day? Lucas: Spot on. Let us review that long one slowly. 次の空いている日はいつですか. Luna: 次の空いている日はいつですか. Lucas: Wonderful. You are doing great. Before we go, I have a small request. Luna: Oh. What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, please consider supporting us. Luna: Yeah. It keeps the show ad-free and alive. Lucas: You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for listening. Now let us get back to the dentist. Lucas: Right. Let us put it all together. Imagine you are at the desk. Luna: Okay. I walk in. 歯医者さんに行きたいです. Lucas: Good. The dentist looks. You say: 歯が痛いです. Luna: はい. Then I ask: 虫歯ですか. Lucas: Yes. And if they say yes, you ask: 治療を教えてください. Luna: Then I check the calendar. 次の空いている日はいつですか. Lucas: Perfect sequence. You handled that very well. Luna: I feel much less scared now. Well, a little less. Lucas: That is progress. Practice these phrases until we chat again. Luna: See you next time. Bye.