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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 180 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? And today we're going to do a quick review of some useful phrases from our post office series, especially around registered mail. Luna: Oh good, because I feel like I need a little more practice with those. Lucas: Perfect. So the key phrase we started with was 書留でお願いします. That means 'by registered mail, please.' Let's break it down: 書留 is 'registered mail,' で means 'by,' and お願いします is 'please.' Luna: 書留でお願いします. Lucas: Great. And if you want to say 'I'd like to send this letter by registered mail,' you'd say この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. That's a mouthful. この手紙 means 'this letter,' right? Lucas: Exactly. 手紙 is 'letter.' And 送りたいです means 'I want to send.' So together, 'I want to send this letter by registered mail.' Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. I'll practice that one. Lucas: And then you'll probably need to ask the price: 料金はいくらですか. 料金 is 'fee' or 'charge,' and いくら is 'how much.' Luna: 料金はいくらですか. That one's pretty straightforward. Lucas: And finally, when the postal worker asks you to sign, they'll say ここに署名してください — 'please sign here.' ここ is 'here,' に is a location particle, 署名 is 'signature,' and してください is 'please do.' Luna: ここに署名してください. So if I'm at the counter and they point, I'll know what to do. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's put it together in a little scene. Imagine you're at the post office with a letter. Luna: Okay, I'll try. Konnichiwa, kono tegami o kakitome de okuritai desu. Lucas: Almost! Remember, it's 書留, not かきとめ. But good try. So, この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: Ah, right. この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Lucas: And if they tell you the price, you can confirm. Then they'll ask you to sign. Luna: So I say ここに署名してください? Lucas: Actually, they say that to you. You just sign. But if you want to ask where to sign, you could say ここに署名しますか? — 'Do I sign here?' Luna: Oh, that's useful too. ここに署名しますか? Lucas: Exactly. Let's go through all four phrases again. Repeat after me: 書留でお願いします. Luna: 書留でお願いします. Lucas: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Lucas: 料金はいくらですか. Luna: 料金はいくらですか. Lucas: ここに署名してください. Luna: ここに署名してください. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese like this, consider supporting the show. We keep it ad-free, and listener support makes that possible. The link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a nice way to help keep these episodes coming. So let's practice one more time. I'll try the whole conversation with you. Lucas: Sure. Okay, you're at the counter. You have a letter. Go ahead. Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです。 Lucas: はい、料金は三百円です。 Luna: はい、料金は三百円ですか。わかりました。 Lucas: こちらにサインをお願いします。 — that's another way to ask for a signature. Luna: Ah, new phrase! こちらにサインをお願いします。 Lucas: So you've got options. But today's set is solid. Let's do a final round: 書留でお願いします. Luna: 書留でお願いします. Lucas: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Lucas: 料金はいくらですか. Luna: 料金はいくらですか. Lucas: ここに署名してください. Luna: ここに署名してください. Lucas: Perfect. Practice those before your next post office visit, and you'll be all set. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you next time! Lucas: Bye for now, and keep practicing with Fexingo.