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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another mini Japanese lesson? I thought we'd cover some useful body parts today. Luna: Yeah, I'm excited! But first — I have to tell you, I've been using Fexingo to review our past episodes, and it's been so helpful. Lucas: That's great to hear. And honestly, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Japanese, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Just a little helps keep the show ad-free. Luna: Yeah, worth thinking about. Every bit counts. Okay, back to today's words — what are we learning? Lucas: So I woke up with a sore back this morning. Thought we could learn how to say back, stomach, and waist. Luna: Oh no, your back hurts? That's perfect for this lesson. Let's start with 'back'. Lucas: Right. The word for back is 背中. 背中. Luna: 背中. 背中. That's like 'senaka'? Lucas: Yes, exactly — 背中. Great job. So if I say 'my back hurts', it's 背中が痛いです. 背中が痛いです. Luna: 背中が痛いです. So that's 'back hurts'. And what's 'stomach'? Lucas: Stomach is お腹. お腹. Say it with me: お腹. Luna: お腹. That's 'onaka'. Like hungry expression. Lucas: Exactly! And 'my stomach hurts' is お腹が痛いです. お腹が痛いです. Luna: お腹が痛いです. Good. Now what about waist — like lower back? Lucas: That's 腰. 腰. It can mean waist or lower back. 腰. Luna: 腰. 'Koshi'. So 'my lower back hurts' is 腰が痛いです? Lucas: Perfect. 腰が痛いです. Let's say all three together: 背中, お腹, 腰. Luna: 背中, お腹, 腰. I think I've got them. Lucas: Let's do a quick drill. I'll say the English, you give the Japanese. 'Back'? Luna: 背中. Lucas: Stomach? Luna: お腹. Lucas: Waist? Luna: 腰. Lucas: Fantastic. Now let's make a sentence. Imagine you're at the doctor and you say 'My back hurts'. How do you say it? Luna: 背中が痛いです. Lucas: And 'My stomach hurts'? Luna: お腹が痛いです. Lucas: And my lower back hurts? Luna: 腰が痛いです. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's put them in a tiny scene. Say you're at a pharmacy and the pharmacist asks where it hurts. You point to your back and say — Luna: 背中が痛いです. Then if they ask about stomach, お腹が痛いです. And for lower back, 腰が痛いです. Lucas: Exactly. And remember, you can switch the body part for any pain. Let's go through them one more time. 背中. Luna: 背中. Lucas: お腹. Luna: お腹. Lucas: 腰. Luna: 腰. Lucas: 背中が痛いです. Luna: 背中が痛いです. Lucas: お腹が痛いです. Luna: お腹が痛いです. Lucas: 腰が痛いです. Luna: 腰が痛いです. Lucas: I think you've got it. So if you hurt your back, stomach, or waist, you now know exactly what to say. Luna: For sure. And I'll practice these while I rest my 背中. Lucas: Good idea. And remember, if you want to support the show, check out buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Practice these phrases, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Yeah, practice makes progress. Thanks Lucas!