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- Lucas: Okay, so we already know how to say father and mother from last time. Luna: Right, お父さん and お母さん. Lucas: Today, let's talk about siblings. A really common topic. Luna: Oh, I've been wanting to know how to say 'older brother' in Japanese. Lucas: Perfect place to start. Older brother is お兄さん. Luna: お兄さん. Lucas: Good. And older sister is お姉さん. Luna: お姉さん. That sounds similar. Lucas: Yeah, they both start with お. For younger brother, it's 弟. Luna: 弟. And younger sister is 妹. Lucas: Yes. 妹. You can say 私の弟, my younger brother. Luna: 私の弟. Lucas: Exactly. So, do you have any siblings, Luna? Luna: I have an older sister. So I can say 私のお姉さん? Lucas: Yes, but careful — when talking about your own family, you can use 姉 for older sister. But we'll keep it simple today. 私の姉也行. But let's practice our new words. お兄さん, お姉さん, 弟, 妹. Luna: お兄さん, お姉さん, 弟, 妹. I think I got it. Lucas: Let's try a sentence: 私の兄は学生です — my older brother is a student. 兄 is a shorter version of お兄さん for your own brother. Luna: 私の兄は学生です. Lucas: Great. And for sister: 私の妹はかわいいです — my younger sister is cute. Luna: 私の妹はかわいいです. That's a good sentence. Lucas: Now, if you want to say 'I have an older brother', you can say 兄がいます. Luna: 兄がいます. Does that use the same います we learned for animals? Lucas: Yes, exactly. います for living things. So 兄がいます means I have an older brother. Luna: Okay. And 姉がいます for older sister. Lucas: Right. 弟がいます, 妹がいます. So let's practice: お兄さん, お姉さん, 弟, 妹. Luna: お兄さん, お姉さん, 弟, 妹. Lucas: You know, it's interesting — if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Japanese, I just want to mention that this show is listener-supported. Luna: Yeah, a small group of listeners actually chip in monthly through Buy Me a Coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's what keeps these episodes coming. Lucas: So if you've been learning from us, that's one way to help keep it going. No pressure, but we appreciate it. Luna: For sure. Now, back to siblings — can you ask me if I have an older sister? Lucas: Sure. お姉さんがいますか? Luna: はい、います. I have an older sister. And you? Lucas: 弟がいます. A younger brother. Luna: So I can say 弟がいますか to ask if someone has a younger brother. Lucas: Exactly. Great job today. We covered お兄さん, お姉さん, 弟, 妹, and how to say 'I have' with います. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Let's practice these until next time. Lucas: See you then!