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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing from last time — I can check into a hotel like a pro now. Lucas: That's great! Today, let's learn some stationery words. You know, things you find on a desk. Luna: Oh, like pens and notebooks? I love stationery. Lucas: Exactly! So first up: ペン. That means 'pen'. Luna: ペン. Sounds just like English! Lucas: Yeah, it's a loanword. Let's practice: ペン. Luna: ペン. Lucas: Perfect. Now, 'notebook' in Japanese is ノート. Luna: ノート. Also like English! This is easy. Lucas: Right? ノート. Say it with me. Luna: ノート. Lucas: Good. Now, 'book' is 本. This one is different. Luna: 本. Hon? Like 'hon'? Lucas: Yes, 本. It's a native Japanese word. So 本. Luna: 本. Lucas: And finally, 'desk' is 机. We learned this in a past episode, remember? Luna: Oh yeah! 机. That's tsukue, right? Lucas: Exactly. 机. So we have ペン, ノート, 本, 机. Luna: ペン, ノート, 本, 机. Got it. Lucas: Let's try a sentence: これはペンです. Meaning 'This is a pen.' Luna: これはペンです. This is a pen. Lucas: Yes! Now you try: これはノートです. Luna: これはノートです. This is a notebook. Lucas: Awesome. How about: これは本です. Luna: これは本です. This is a book. Lucas: And これは机です. Luna: これは机です. This is a desk. Lucas: You're a natural! Now let's imagine we're at a stationery shop. You want to buy a pen. What do you say? Luna: Umm... ペンをください? Lucas: Perfect! ペンをください. 'Please give me a pen.' Luna: ペンをください. I can use that. Lucas: And if you want a notebook: ノートをください. Luna: ノートをください. Lucas: Or a book: 本をください. Luna: 本をください. Lucas: Let's do a little dialogue. I'm the shopkeeper, you're the customer. Luna: Okay! Lucas: いらっしゃいませ! Welcome! Luna: すみません、ペンをください. Lucas: はい、ペンです. Here's a pen. Luna: ありがとうございます. Lucas: Great! You used すみません and ありがとうございます too. Nice. Luna: Thanks. So now I can buy stationery in Japanese. Lucas: Exactly. Let's review all four words one more time: ペン. Luna: ペン. Lucas: ノート. Luna: ノート. Lucas: 本. Luna: 本. Lucas: 机. Luna: 机. Lucas: And the phrase: ペンをください. Luna: ペンをください. Lucas: Wonderful. Practice these words this week, and next time we'll learn something new. Thanks for joining us on Fexingo! Luna: Thanks Lucas! See you next time. Lucas: Bye!