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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been looking forward to this. Last time we talked about cloudy and cold weather. What's today's topic? Lucas: We're going to talk about hot and humid weather. Perfect for summer, right? Luna: Oh, definitely! It's been so hot lately. I need to know how to complain about it in Japanese! Lucas: Well, today's your chance. The word for 'hot' is あつい. Can you try saying that? Luna: あつい. That sounds easy enough. あつい. Lucas: Exactly. Now, if you want to say 'Today is hot,' you say 今日はあついです. Let's break it down: 今日 means 'today,' は is the particle, あつい is 'hot,' and です makes it polite. So: 今日はあついです. Luna: 今日はあついです. Today is hot. I can use that! Lucas: Yes! And if you want to ask 'Is it hot today?' you say 今日はあついですか. Just add か at the end. Luna: 今日はあついですか. That's a question. Got it. Lucas: Now, there's another word for when it's hot and humid, like in the middle of summer. That's むしあつい. It means 'humid' or 'muggy.' Luna: むしあつい. That's a fun word to say. むしあつい. Lucas: Right. So you can say 今日はむしあついです — 'Today is humid.' Or ask 今日はむしあついですか — 'Is it humid today?' Luna: 今日はむしあついです. Today is humid. I think I'll be using that a lot. Lucas: Let's practice with a little scene. Imagine you're stepping outside in the morning. You look at the sky and feel the air. What do you say? Luna: Hmm... 今日はあついです? Lucas: That works! But if it's also muggy, you could say 今日はむしあついです. Luna: Today is humid. Yeah, that's more accurate for where I live. Lucas: Let's hear both together. Repeat after me: あつい. 今日はあついです. 今日はあついですか. Luna: あつい. 今日はあついです. 今日はあついですか. Lucas: Perfect! Now the humid words: むしあつい. 今日はむしあついです. 今日はむしあついですか. Luna: むしあつい. 今日はむしあついです. 今日はむしあついですか. Lucas: You've got it! Now, let's try a quick exchange. I'll ask you a question, and you answer. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: 今日はあついですか? Luna: はい、今日はあついです. Lucas: Great! And if it's humid too? Luna: はい、今日はむしあついです. Lucas: Excellent! You're ready for summer in Japan. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! I feel like I can actually talk about the weather now. Lucas: That's the goal! Remember, practice these phrases: あつい, むしあつい, 今日はあついです, 今日はむしあついです, and あついですか. Luna: I will. Thanks for another great episode of Fexingo! Lucas: Thanks for learning with us! See you next time.