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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: Today we are talking about something many people avoid. Luna: The dentist. Oh no. That sounds scary. Lucas: It can be. But knowing the phrases helps a lot. Luna: Right. Let us start with the first phrase. Lucas: Yes. The first one is: 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. What does it mean? Lucas: It means 'I want to go to the dentist.' Luna: I want to go to the dentist. Okay. Lucas: Let me say it slowly. 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: Good job. Now normally. 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. This is useful when you call or walk in. Luna: I like this one. It is very direct. Lucas: Yes. Next phrase is important too. Luna: What is it? Lucas: 歯が痛いです. It means 'My tooth hurts.' Luna: 歯が痛いです. Tooth... hurts. Lucas: Exactly. Slowly now. 歯が痛いです. Luna: 歯が痛いです. Lucas: You got it. Normally. 歯が痛いです. Luna: 歯が痛いです. Lucas: Great. Imagine you are sitting in the chair. Luna: Ouch. My tooth really hurts. Lucas: Then you might ask: 虫歯ですか. Luna: 虫歯ですか. Does it mean 'Is it a cavity?' Lucas: Yes. Cavity is 虫歯. Ka is question marker. Luna: Oh, I see. Slowly. 虫歯ですか. Lucas: 虫歯ですか. Luna: 虫歯ですか. Lucas: Normally. 虫歯ですか. Luna: 虫歯ですか. Lucas: Nice. This shows you are engaged in the visit. Luna: Yes. I want to know what is wrong. Lucas: Next phrase is for understanding the plan. Luna: Which one is that? Lucas: 治療を教えてください. 'Please tell me about the treatment.' Luna: 治療を教えてください. Treatment... please tell me. Lucas: Correct. Slowly. 治療を教えてください. Luna: 治療を教えてください. Lucas: Good. Normally. 治療を教えてください. Luna: 治療を教えてください. Lucas: Excellent. This is polite and clear. Luna: I feel more confident saying this. Lucas: Last phrase for today is about scheduling. Luna: Oh, right. Booking another appointment. Lucas: 次の空いている日はいつですか. 'When is the next available day?' Luna: 次の空いている日はいつですか. Next... available day... when? Lucas: Yes. 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: Very good. Normally. 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: Perfect. You learned five key phrases today. Luna: Yes. They are practical and easy to remember. Lucas: Before we go, let us talk about support. Luna: Of course. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Lucas: the way these stay ad-free is listener support — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. It really helps keep the episodes coming. Lucas: Thanks for listening. See you next time.