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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 55, can you believe it? Lucas: I know, time flies. Last time we talked about left and right, and you did great with those. Luna: Thanks! I've been practicing みぎ and ひだり every time I walk somewhere. Lucas: That's the way to do it. Today, we're going to learn two more opposite adjectives: 新しい and 古い. Luna: Ooh, what do those mean? Lucas: 新しい means new, and 古い means old. Let's start with 新しい. Repeat after me: 新しい. Luna: 新しい. Lucas: Great! And 古い. Luna: 古い. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's put them in sentences. To say 'it is new', you say 新しいです. Luna: 新しいです. Lucas: And 'it is old': 古いです. Luna: 古いです. Lucas: You can also ask questions: 新しいですか？ means 'Is it new?' And 古いですか？ means 'Is it old?' Luna: 新しいですか？ 古いですか？ Lucas: Exactly. Let's use them in a little scene. Imagine I just got a new phone. Luna: Oh, show me! Is it nice? Lucas: It is. I can say: これは新しいです. This is new. Luna: これは新しいです. So これ means 'this'? Lucas: Right! We learned that in an earlier episode. Good memory. Luna: Thanks. So if I have an old backpack, I can say: これは古いです. Lucas: Exactly! これは古いです. Perfect sentence. Luna: But what if I want to ask about something? Like, 'Is this building new?' Lucas: Good question. You say: この建物は新しいですか？ 建物 means building. Luna: この建物は新しいですか？ That's a lot, but I can break it down. この建物は... 新しいですか？ Lucas: You got it. And the answer could be: はい、新しいです or いいえ、古いです. Luna: So はい、新しいです means 'Yes, it's new.' And いいえ、古いです means 'No, it's old.' Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice that. Luna, is your phone new? Luna: Hmm, my phone is a few years old. So I'd say: いいえ、古いです. Lucas: Good. And is my phone new? It is, so you could ask me: Lucasさんの電話は新しいですか？ Luna: Lucasさんの電話は新しいですか？ Lucas: And I answer: はい、新しいです. Luna: Nice. So we can use さん after a name to be polite, right? Lucas: Yes, we covered that in the introductions episode. You're connecting the dots. Luna: It's all starting to click. So let me try a full sentence on my own: この本は古いです. Lucas: That means 'This book is old.' Is it true? Luna: Yeah, I have an old dictionary from my grandpa. So この本は古いです. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you try the Japanese. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: New. Luna: 新しい. Lucas: Old. Luna: 古い. Lucas: It is new. Luna: 新しいです. Lucas: It is old. Luna: 古いです. Lucas: Is it new? Luna: 新しいですか？ Lucas: Is it old? Luna: 古いですか？ Lucas: Excellent! You nailed it. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! I feel like I can use these today. Like, if I see a new café, I can say: あのカフェは新しいです. Lucas: Yes! あのカフェは新しいです. That's a great sentence. And if you see an old temple: あの寺は古いです. Luna: 寺 is temple. So あの寺は古いです. I love that. Lucas: See, you're already making your own sentences. That's the goal. Luna: This is fun. I'm going to look around my room and label things as 新しい or 古い. Lucas: That's a great practice. Alright, let's wrap up with one more listen. Repeat after me: 新しい. Luna: 新しい. Lucas: 古い. Luna: 古い. Lucas: 新しいです. Luna: 新しいです. Lucas: 古いです. Luna: 古いです. Lucas: 新しいですか？ Luna: 新しいですか？ Lucas: 古いですか？ Luna: 古いですか？ Lucas: Wonderful. Thanks for studying with Fexingo today. Practice these words, and we'll see you next time! Luna: Bye, everyone! Keep learning!