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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Ready for another tiny Japanese lesson? Lucas: Today we're learning colors. Just three simple ones to start. Luna: Oh, I love colors! Which ones? Lucas: Red, blue, and yellow. In Japanese: 赤, 青, and 黄色. Luna: 赤, 青, 黄色. Say them again slowly? Lucas: 赤 — red. 青 — blue. 黄色 — yellow. Luna: Okay, I'll try. 赤... 青... 黄色. How was that? Lucas: Perfect! 黄色 is especially good. Let's use them in a sentence. Luna: A sentence? Already? Lucas: Yes, a very simple one. これは赤です. This is red. Luna: これは赤です. This is red. Lucas: Right. これ means 'this,' は is the topic particle, 赤 is red, です is 'is.' Luna: So これは赤です is literally 'This is red.' Got it. Lucas: Exactly. Now you try: say 'This is blue.' Luna: Umm... これは青です? Lucas: Yes! これは青です. And 'This is yellow'? Luna: これは黄色です. Lucas: You're a natural. Let's do a little scene. Imagine you're pointing at a red apple. Luna: これは赤です! Lucas: Great. Now a blue sky. Luna: これは青です. Oh, that's easy. Lucas: And a yellow banana. Luna: これは黄色です. I love bananas. Lucas: Me too. Okay, let's practice the words again. Repeat after me: 赤. Luna: 赤. Lucas: 青. Luna: 青. Lucas: 黄色. Luna: 黄色. Lucas: Now the sentence: これは赤です. Luna: これは赤です. Lucas: これは青です. Luna: これは青です. Lucas: これは黄色です. Luna: これは黄色です. I think I've got it! Lucas: You do. Now let's do a quick quiz. I'll say the color in English, you say it in Japanese. Red? Luna: 赤. Lucas: Blue? Luna: 青. Lucas: Yellow? Luna: 黄色. Lucas: Perfect. Now the reverse: I say Japanese, you say English. 赤? Luna: Red. Lucas: 青? Luna: Blue. Lucas: 黄色? Luna: Yellow. Lucas: Awesome. Let's bring it all together. Suppose you see a red car. What do you say? Luna: これは赤です. Wait, but the car is 車. Should I say これは赤い車です? Lucas: Good question! For now, just use the color alone. これは赤です is fine. You can say これは赤い車です later, but today we keep it simple. Luna: Okay, simple is good. So これは赤です for a red thing. Lucas: Exactly. And これは青です for a blue thing, これは黄色です for a yellow thing. Luna: Easy peasy. Lucas: Alright, let's wrap up. Repeat the three colors one more time: 赤. Luna: 赤. Lucas: 青. Luna: 青. Lucas: 黄色. Luna: 黄色. Lucas: And the sentence: これは赤です. Luna: これは赤です. Lucas: See? You're already describing the world in Japanese. Thanks for joining us on Fexingo. Luna: Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time! Lucas: またね！ Luna: またね！