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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! I'm excited for today's episode. What are we learning? Lucas: Today, we're going to a convenience store — a konbini. In Japan, they're everywhere, and onigiri — rice balls — are a classic snack. Luna: Oh, I love onigiri! I've had them before. So we're learning how to buy one? Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with the most important phrase: おにぎりをください, which means 'Please give me an onigiri.' Listen carefully: おにぎりをください. Luna: おにぎりをください. Lucas: Perfect. That's your basic request. Now, sometimes the clerk will ask if you want it heated. They might say 温めますか？ meaning 'Shall I heat it?' And you can say 温めてください, which means 'Please heat it.' Repeat after me: 温めてください. Luna: あたためてください? Wait, 温めてください. Lucas: Good! 温めてください. Now, after you get your onigiri, you might want to ask the price. That's いくらですか？ — 'How much is it?' Say it with me: いくらですか. Luna: いくらですか. Lucas: And of course, always say thank you: ありがとうございます. Let's practice all four phrases together. First, おにぎりをください. Luna: おにぎりをください. Lucas: 温めてください. Luna: 温めてください. Lucas: いくらですか. Luna: いくらですか. Lucas: ありがとうございます. Luna: ありがとうございます. Lucas: Great! Now let's imagine a short conversation. You walk into the konbini, see an onigiri, and say to the clerk: おにぎりをください. Luna: おにぎりをください. Lucas: The clerk asks: 温めますか？ You want it heated, so you say: 温めてください. Luna: 温めてください. Lucas: The clerk gives it to you, and you ask: いくらですか. Luna: いくらですか. Lucas: The clerk says 二百円です。 You pay and say: ありがとうございます. Luna: ありがとうございます. Lucas: You did it! You just bought an onigiri in Japanese. Luna: That felt so real! I can totally do that next time I'm in Japan. Lucas: Exactly. And if Fexingo has been helping you make progress like this, remember that we keep the show ad-free by choice. If you'd like to support that, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps us keep making episodes like this one. Luna: Yeah, I think it's awesome that we don't have ads. Just pure learning. Lucas: Absolutely. Now, before we wrap up, let's review the phrases one more time. First, おにぎりをください. Luna: おにぎりをください. Lucas: 温めてください. Luna: 温めてください. Lucas: いくらですか. Luna: いくらですか. Lucas: ありがとうございます. Luna: ありがとうございます. Lucas: Perfect. Practice these before you hit the konbini. Until next time, happy learning! Luna: Ja ne, everyone!