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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey, last episode we learned front and back in Japanese. Can we review that today? Lucas: Absolutely. So, front is 前. Say it with me: 前. Luna: 前. Lucas: And back is 後ろ. Try it: 後ろ. Luna: 後ろ. Okay, I remember those. But I need practice putting them in sentences. Lucas: Perfect. So, 'in front of the car' is 車の前にあります. Listen: 車の前にあります. Luna: 車の前にあります. That's 'it is in front of the car', right? Lucas: Exactly. And 'behind the house' is 家の後ろにあります. Repeat after me: 家の後ろにあります. Luna: 家の後ろにあります. Got it. So 前 is front, 後ろ is back. Lucas: You got it. Let's try a new one: 'in front of the station' is 駅の前にあります. Say it: 駅の前にあります. Luna: 駅の前にあります. That's useful for meeting friends. Lucas: Totally. And 'behind the tree' is 木の後ろにあります. Try it: 木の後ろにあります. Luna: 木の後ろにあります. Okay, I think I need to practice these more. Lucas: That's why we're here. You know, a lot of listeners tell us they practice while commuting. And that's exactly why we keep making these episodes—because people actually use them. Luna: Yeah, it's pretty cool. And speaking of keeping the show going, if Fexingo has been helping you learn Japanese, a small number of listeners support us through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That helps keep everything ad-free. Lucas: Yeah, it's just a little way to keep the episodes coming. So, back to practice. Let's do a mini quiz. I'll say a phrase, you tell me if it's front or back. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: 駅の前にあります. Luna: That's front—前. Lucas: Yes! Next: 木の後ろにあります. Luna: That's back—後ろ. Lucas: Perfect. Now, 'in front of the house'—how would you say that? Luna: Uhh... 家の前にあります? Lucas: Exactly right. You're getting it. Let's do one more: 'behind the car'. Luna: 車の後ろにあります. Lucas: Nailed it. Good job, Luna. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel more confident now. So, to wrap up: 前 is front, 後ろ is back. Lucas: And don't forget the pattern: の前にあります for 'in front of', and の後ろにあります for 'behind'. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye! またね!