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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: Definitely! It's been so sunny lately, I've been wanting to talk about the weather in Japanese. Lucas: Great timing. And hey, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese, you can support our ad-free mission at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep the show going and totally optional. Now, let's get into today's phrases. Lucas: So when the weather is nice, you can say 天気がいい. Listen closely: 天気がいい. Luna: 天気がいい. Lucas: Perfect. It means 'the weather is good.' Now, if it's hot, you say 暑い. Luna: 暑い. Lucas: Yes. Today's phrases are 天気がいい、暑い、天気がいいですね、and 今日は暑いですね. Luna: Oh, I love that ですね ending. It sounds so polite. Lucas: Exactly. 天気がいいですね means 'The weather is nice, isn't it?' And 今日は暑いですね is 'It's hot today, isn't it?' Luna: Let me try: 今日は暑いですね. Lucas: Perfect. Now imagine you're walking in the park and you see a friend. You could say 天気がいいですね. Luna: 天気がいいですね. Lucas: And they might respond そうですね, which we've covered before. Luna: Right. So 天気がいい is a great conversation starter. Lucas: Let's practice a little dialogue. I'll be your friend. I say 今日は暑いですね. Luna: Then I say そうですね. 天気がいいですね. Lucas: Perfect. You've got it. Luna: I'm ready for summer now. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. First phrase: 天気がいい. Luna: 天気がいい. Lucas: 暑い. Luna: 暑い. Lucas: 天気がいいですね. Luna: 天気がいいですね. Lucas: 今日は暑いですね. Luna: 今日は暑いですね. Lucas: Excellent. Keep practicing these, and you'll sound natural talking about the weather. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See everyone next time! Lucas: Practice these till we chat again. Bye!