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- Lucas: And we are back for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm your host, Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 51, can you believe it? I feel like we've learned so much already. Lucas: Absolutely. And today we're going to add some really useful verbs to your toolkit. We've talked about activities like reading and cooking before, but now we're going to focus on three core actions. Luna: Ooh, I'm ready. What are they? Lucas: Today's verbs are: 食べます, 飲みます, and 見ます. Let's start with 食べます. It means 'to eat' or 'will eat'. Lucas: Listen closely: 食べます. Luna: 食べます. So it's like 'tabemasu'? Lucas: Exactly right. 食べます. Now, to say 'I eat sushi', you'd say: 寿司を食べます. The particle を marks the object. We'll practice that later. Luna: Okay so を is like the object marker. Got it. Lucas: Next verb: 飲みます. This means 'to drink'. Say it with me: 飲みます. Luna: 飲みます. Nomimasu. That sounds like 'nomimasu'. Lucas: Perfect. And the third verb: 見ます. It means 'to see' or 'to watch'. Try it: 見ます. Luna: 見ます. Mimasu. So I can say 映画を見ます for 'I watch a movie'? Lucas: That's exactly right! You remembered 映画 from the hobbies episode. So 映画を見ます means 'I watch a movie'. Luna: Nice! So the pattern is object + を + verb. Lucas: You got it. Let's do a quick practice. I'll say an object, you make a sentence using today's verbs. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: First: 水. That's water. Luna: 水を飲みます. I drink water. Lucas: Perfect! Next: パン. Bread. Luna: パンを食べます. I eat bread. Lucas: Great. And last: テレビ. TV. Luna: テレビを見ます. I watch TV. Lucas: You are on fire today, Luna. Let's do a little scene. Imagine you're at a cafe with a friend. You order coffee, and your friend asks what you're doing later. Luna: Okay, I'll be me. Friend: 'What are you doing later?' Me: 'I watch a movie.' Lucas: Right. So you'd say: 映画を見ます. Luna: 映画を見ます. Lucas: And then you drink your coffee: コーヒーを飲みます. Luna: コーヒーを飲みます. That feels so natural now. Lucas: That's the goal. Let's do one more repetition of each verb. Repeat after me: 食べます. Luna: 食べます. Lucas: 飲みます. Luna: 飲みます. Lucas: 見ます. Luna: 見ます. Lucas: Excellent. And remember the particle を. So: 寿司を食べます, 水を飲みます, 映画を見ます. Luna: That's all for today? I feel like I can actually use these right away. Lucas: That's the idea. Practice making your own sentences with foods and drinks you like. And keep listening to Fexingo for more. Luna: Thanks Lucas! See you all next time. Lucas: Until then, keep practicing. Bye!