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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is great to be here again with you all. Lucas: Today we are talking about something very practical. Luna: Is it... cooking? Lucas: No. It is laundry. Luna: Oh. Laundry? That sounds like a lot of work. Lucas: It is a daily routine. But the words are simple. We will take it step by step. Luna: Okay. Let us start with the first step. Washing. Lucas: Right. The most basic phrase is: お洗濯をします. Luna: o sento wo shi-masu. Lucas: Yes. お洗濯をします. This means 'I do laundry' or 'I wash clothes'. Luna: o sento wo shi-masu. Got it. Lucas: Let us say it together. お洗濯をします. Luna: お洗濯をします. Lucas: Perfect. Now, imagine you are at the washing machine. Luna: What do you add first? Lucas: You add detergent. The verb is: 洗剤を入れます. Luna: Senzai wo ire-masu. Lucas: Correct. 洗剤を入れます. This means 'I put in detergent'. Luna: Senzai wo ire-masu. Sounds important. Lucas: It is. Without it, nothing gets clean. Let us try it again. 洗剤を入れます. Luna: 洗剤を入れます. Lucas: Good. After the wash cycle finishes, what happens next? Luna: The clothes are wet. They need air. Lucas: Exactly. You hang them up. The word is: 干します. Luna: Hoshi-masu. Lucas: Yes. 干します. It means 'to dry' or 'to hang out to dry'. Luna: Hoshi-masu. Like hanging clothes on a line. Lucas: Exactly. In Japan, many people have drying racks on balconies. So 干します is very common. Let us practice. 干します. Luna: 干します. Lucas: Great. Now, the sun goes down. The clothes are dry. Luna: I take them inside. Lucas: That action is: 取り入れます. Luna: Torikure-masu. Lucas: Yes. 取り入れます. This means 'to bring in' or 'to take in'. Luna: Torikure-masu. Bringing the dry clothes inside. Lucas: Correct. You do not want rain to get them wet again! Let us say it. 取り入れます. Luna: 取り入れます. Lucas: Nice. Finally, the clothes are on the bed or table. Luna: They are wrinkled. I need to fold them. Lucas: Yes. The last phrase is: 畳みます. Luna: Tatami-masu. Lucas: Exactly. 畳みます. It means 'to fold'. Luna: Tatami-masu. Making them neat and tidy. Lucas: Very tidy. Let us try it one more time. 畳みます. Luna: 畳みます. Lucas: Wonderful. Now let us review the whole sequence. Luna: Okay. First, I start the wash. Lucas: Say it. Luna: お洗濯をします. Lucas: Then I add soap. Luna: 洗剤を入れます. Lucas: Then I hang them up. Luna: 干します. Lucas: Then I bring them in. Luna: 取り入れます. Lucas: And finally, I fold them. Luna: 畳みます. Lucas: That is a complete laundry cycle in Japanese. Luna: It feels less scary now. Just five steps. Lucas: Exactly. Small steps make big progress. Luna: I think I will try these out this weekend. Lucas: That is a good idea. Practice makes perfect. Luna: Before we go, I have a small request. Lucas: What is it? Luna: If this show helps you learn, maybe consider supporting us. Lucas: We have a link where you can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It keeps the episodes ad-free and helps us keep making content. Lucas: Even a small gesture means a lot to us. Luna: Thank you for listening today. Lucas: Remember to practice your five phrases. Luna: お洗濯をします. Lucas: See you next time.