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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and here with me is the wonderful Luna. Luna: Hey hey! So excited for another episode. What are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're talking about the weather. We already covered sunny and rainy in a previous episode, so let's add two more: cloudy and cold. Luna: Oh, nice. Weather talk is super useful. Okay, give me the word for cloudy first. Lucas: Sure. Cloudy in Japanese is くもり. Say it with me: くもり. Luna: くもり. くもり. That's not too hard. Sounds kind of like 'kumori'. Lucas: Exactly. Now, to say 'It's cloudy today', you say: 今日はくもりです. 今日 means 'today', は is the topic particle, くもり is 'cloudy', and です makes it polite. 今日はくもりです. Luna: 今日はくもりです. 今日はくもりです. That's a nice rhythm. Lucas: You've got it. Now, for 'cold'. Cold is さむい. さむい. Luna: さむい. さむい. Yeah, that feels cold just saying it. Lucas: Right? And to say 'It's cold today', you say: 今日はさむいです. 今日はさむいです. Luna: 今日はさむいです. 今日はさむいです. Okay, I think I've got those. Lucas: Let's do a quick practice. I'll say a weather word, and you say the full sentence. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: くもり. Luna: 今日はくもりです. Lucas: Perfect. Next: さむい. Luna: 今日はさむいです. Lucas: Nailed it. Now, let's put them together in a tiny scene. Imagine you're looking out the window and it's cloudy and cold. You could say: 今日はくもりで、さむいです. That means 'Today it's cloudy and cold.' Luna: 今日はくもりで、さむいです. That's a bit longer but I like it. Can I try? Lucas: Go for it. Luna: 今日はくもりで、さむいです. Lucas: Beautiful. You sound like a native speaker already. Luna: Aww, thanks. So, if someone asks me about the weather, I can just say that. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick review. Today we learned くもり for cloudy, and さむい for cold. And the sentences 今日はくもりです and 今日はさむいです. Luna: And the combo: 今日はくもりで、さむいです. Great. Lucas: That's it for today's episode. Remember, practice these phrases and you'll be talking about the weather in no time. Thanks for listening to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Yeah, see you next time! Keep practicing, everyone.