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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 11, can you believe it? Lucas: I know! And today we're going back to the very basics — greetings by time of day. We touched on them in Episode 1, but let's really nail them down. Luna: Oh good, because I still mix up こんばんは and おやすみなさい sometimes. Lucas: Totally normal! Let's start with the morning greeting. Say it with me: おはようございます. Luna: おはようございます. Lucas: Nice! That's 'good morning.' Use it from when you wake up until around lunchtime. Luna: Got it. おはようございます. Lucas: Then around noon, you switch to こんにちは. That's your general 'hello' for the afternoon. Luna: こんにちは. Lucas: Yes! こんにちは can also be used any time of day, but it's most natural from late morning to evening. Luna: So it's like the all-purpose hello? Lucas: Exactly. Then once the sun goes down, we say こんばんは — good evening. Luna: こんばんは. Lucas: Perfect. And right before bed, or when saying goodnight, we use おやすみなさい. Luna: おやすみなさい. That's the sleepy one. Lucas: Yes! Now let's do a quick role-play. It's morning. I'm your coworker. You walk into the office. Luna: おはようございます, Lucas! Lucas: おはようございます, Luna! Great start. Now let's fast forward to after lunch. I see you in the break room. Luna: こんにちは, Lucas. Lucas: こんにちは! How's your afternoon going? Now it's evening, and we're leaving the office. Luna: こんばんは. See you tomorrow! Lucas: こんばんは. And later, when you're heading to bed? Luna: おやすみなさい! Lucas: Perfect flow! Let's do one more round. I'll say the time, you pick the greeting. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: It's 8 AM. Luna: おはようございます. Lucas: It's 3 PM. Luna: こんにちは. Lucas: It's 9 PM. Luna: こんばんは. Lucas: You're about to sleep. Luna: おやすみなさい. Lucas: Nailed it! Now let's flip it — I'll say the greeting, you tell me the time of day. Luna: Oh, that's harder! Let's go. Lucas: おはようございます. Luna: Morning. Like 8 AM. Lucas: こんばんは. Luna: Evening. Maybe 8 PM. Lucas: おやすみなさい. Luna: Bedtime. Like 11 PM. Lucas: こんにちは. Luna: Afternoon. Around 2 PM. Lucas: You're a pro! Let's do a tiny scene. Pretend you're a shopkeeper, and I'm a customer. It's morning. Luna: おはようございます! Welcome to the bakery. Lucas: おはようございます. One croissant, please. Now it's evening at the same shop. Luna: こんばんは! Oh, you're back. Lucas: こんばんは! Yeah, I needed another croissant. Okay, one more review round. Repeat after me: おはようございます. Luna: おはようございます. Lucas: こんにちは. Luna: こんにちは. Lucas: こんばんは. Luna: こんばんは. Lucas: おやすみなさい. Luna: おやすみなさい. Lucas: Awesome. Now, a quick quiz. How do you say good morning? Luna: おはようございます. Lucas: Good afternoon? Luna: こんにちは. Lucas: Good evening? Luna: こんばんは. Lucas: And goodnight? Luna: おやすみなさい. Lucas: You did it! And remember, you can use these with anyone. Just match the time of day. Luna: That's so useful. I'll try using おはようございます with my neighbor tomorrow morning. Lucas: Do it! And if it's evening, hit them with こんばんは. Thanks for joining us on Fexingo today. Luna: Yeah, practice these and you'll be greeting like a native in no time. Lucas: See you next time for more Japanese fun. Keep practicing!