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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and today we're talking about something really tasty. Luna: Ooh, I love food topics. Last time we did autumn flavors like chestnuts and sweet potatoes. What's today? Lucas: Today we're diving into autumn sweets. You know, things like manju, dango, and other treats that are popular this time of year. If Fexingo has been helping you learn Japanese, and you're enjoying these little episodes, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps us ad-free. Luna: Yeah, totally. Every bit helps, and we appreciate everyone who listens. But now, let's get to the sweets. Lucas: So first phrase is 甘いです. This means 'it's sweet'. Can you try that, Luna? Luna: 甘いです. 甘いです. Hmm, that was easy. Sweet like sugar, right? Lucas: Exactly. Now, next is おいしいです, which means 'it's delicious'. Say it with me, Luna. Luna: おいしいです. Oh, I've heard that before in anime. It's delicious. Lucas: Yes, and you can use both together. Like, if you're eating a piece of cake, you might say 甘いです、おいしいです. It's sweet, it's delicious. Luna: 甘いです、おいしいです. That's a nice combo. So how do I ask for more? Like, if I want another piece? Lucas: Great question. That would be もっとください. もっと means 'more', and ください means 'please give me'. So もっとください is 'more, please'. Luna: もっとください. More, please. That's going to be my go-to phrase at the dessert table. Lucas: Good. And if you want to say you like sweets in general, you can say 甘いものが好きです. 甘いもの means 'sweet things', and 好きです is 'like'. So 甘いものが好きです means 'I like sweets'. Luna: 甘いものが好きです. I like sweets. That's true, I do. Lucas: Now, one more useful phrase. If you're at a shop and you want to ask how many you want, you say いくつですか. いくつ means 'how many', and ですか makes it a question. So いくつですか means 'how many?' Luna: いくつですか. How many? So like, if I'm buying some dango, I could ask いくつですか to the shop owner. Lucas: Exactly. Let's put it all together in a little scene. Imagine you're at a Japanese sweets shop, and you see some delicious-looking dango. You point and say おいしいです. The shopkeeper asks いくつですか. You say もっとください. What does that mean? Luna: I think it means 'more, please'? But wait, if they ask how many, I should say a number, not just 'more'. Lucas: Good catch. Actually, もっとください works when you're asking for more of something you already have. If you're ordering from scratch, you'd say a number. But for our lesson, もっとください is a handy phrase for when you're enjoying something and want seconds. Luna: Got it. So let's review what we learned today. Lucas: Sure, let's go through them. 甘いです. Luna: It's sweet. Lucas: おいしいです. Luna: It's delicious. Lucas: もっとください. Luna: More, please. Lucas: 甘いものが好きです. Luna: I like sweets. Lucas: And いくつですか. Luna: How many? Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's do a quick practice. If you're at a café and you want to say 'this is sweet', what do you say? Luna: Umm, 甘いです. Lucas: And if you want more coffee, you say...? Luna: もっとください. Wait, but that would be 'more, please' for coffee too, right? Lucas: Yes, it works for any drink or food. And if someone asks you if you like sweets, you can say 甘いものが好きです. Luna: That's so useful. I'm already thinking about all the times I'll use this. Lucas: And remember, if you're at a sweets shop and they ask いくつですか, you can answer with a number. But we haven't learned numbers beyond 10 yet, so maybe stick to 二つ or 三つ for now. Luna: Right, we learned up to ten. So 二つ means two, 三つ means three. That's from the counting lesson. Lucas: Exactly. So today's phrases are all about autumn sweets, but they're great for any dessert situation. Luna: I'm getting hungry just talking about this. Let's practice once more with the full set. Lucas: Okay, repeat after me: 甘いです. Luna: 甘いです. Lucas: おいしいです. Luna: おいしいです. Lucas: もっとください. Luna: もっとください. Lucas: 甘いものが好きです. Luna: 甘いものが好きです. Lucas: いくつですか. Luna: いくつですか. Lucas: Great job. Now, let's wrap up with a quick scene. You're at a festival, and there's a stall selling sweet potato treats. You say おいしいです. The vendor asks いくつですか. You want two, so you say 二つください. But we haven't learned that yet, so you could just say もっとください if you're already eating one. Luna: That makes sense. I'll stick to もっとください for now. Lucas: Perfect. That's all for today. Practice these phrases, and next time you're enjoying a sweet treat, you'll know exactly what to say. Luna: Thanks for listening to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. See you next time! Lucas: Take care, and keep practicing.