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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 100! Can you believe it? Lucas: I know! A hundred episodes of Japanese. That's a lot of phrases. Luna: We've come so far. Remember when we could only say hello and goodbye? Lucas: Oh yeah. And now we can talk about weather, food, seasons... Today, let's go back to numbers. Luna: Numbers? We did one to ten before. What's next? Lucas: Eleven to twenty. Super useful for telling time, prices, ages. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Hit me with eleven. Lucas: Eleven is 十一. じゅういち. Say it with me: じゅういち. Luna: じゅういち. Lucas: Perfect. Twelve is 十二. じゅうに. Luna: じゅうに. Lucas: Thirteen: 十三. じゅうさん. Luna: じゅうさん. Lucas: Fourteen: 十四. じゅうし. But careful—sometimes し is replaced with よん to avoid sounding like death. So you'll also hear じゅうよん. We'll stick with じゅうし for now. Luna: じゅうし. Got it. Lucas: Fifteen: 十五. じゅうご. Luna: じゅうご. Lucas: Sixteen: 十六. じゅうろく. Luna: じゅうろく. Lucas: Seventeen: 十七. じゅうしち. Also can be じゅうなな but let's learn じゅうしち. Luna: じゅうしち. Lucas: Eighteen: 十八. じゅうはち. Luna: じゅうはち. Lucas: Nineteen: 十九. じゅうきゅう. Luna: じゅうきゅう. Lucas: And twenty: 二十. にじゅう. Luna: にじゅう. Lucas: Great. Now let's hear them all in order. Repeat after me: 十一, 十二, 十三, 十四, 十五, 十六, 十七, 十八, 十九, 二十. Luna: 十一, 十二, 十三, 十四, 十五, 十六, 十七, 十八, 十九, 二十. Lucas: Awesome. Now let's use them in a scene. Imagine you're buying fruits. You want twelve apples. Luna: How do I say that? Lucas: You can say: りんごを十二ください. That means 'Please give me twelve apples.' Luna: りんごを十二ください. Lucas: Exactly. Or if you want fifteen oranges: オレンジを十五ください. Luna: オレンジを十五ください. Lucas: Perfect. Now, a quick quiz. I'll say a number in English, you say it in Japanese. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: Thirteen. Luna: じゅうさん. Lucas: Twenty. Luna: にじゅう. Lucas: Seventeen. Luna: じゅうしち. Lucas: Eleven. Luna: じゅういち. Lucas: You're a natural. Now, let's practice a dialogue. I'll be the shopkeeper, you're the customer. Say you want fourteen bananas. Luna: バナナを十四ください. Lucas: はい、十四本のバナナですね。Here are your fourteen bananas. Luna: Thank you! That felt real. Lucas: It is real! You just used Japanese in a practical situation. Luna: You know, Lucas, I've been thinking. We've made a hundred episodes of this show, and it's completely free. No ads, no subscription. Lucas: Yeah, that's intentional. Fexingo is listener-supported. Some listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that helps us keep making these. Luna: If you've been enjoying the show and want to support it, that's the way. But no pressure. We're glad you're here learning. Lucas: Absolutely. Now, back to numbers. Let's try counting backwards from twenty to eleven. Luna: 二十, 十九, 十八, 十七, 十六, 十五, 十四, 十三, 十二, 十一. Lucas: Flawless! You did it. Luna: That was fun. I think I've got them now. Lucas: Great. Remember, you can combine these with numbers you already know. For example, twenty-one is 二十一, にじゅういち. But that's for another day. Luna: Ah, so it's like building blocks. Lucas: Exactly. Practice these ten numbers, and you'll be ready for higher ones soon. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to our listeners for sticking with us for 100 episodes. Lucas: Yes, thank you. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye!