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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Man, it's getting chilly out there. Perfect time to talk about winter, right? Lucas: Absolutely. Winter is a big deal in Japan, so let's learn some key words. Today we've got a small set: snow, being cold, being warm, and the season itself. Luna: Ooh, I love snow. Let's start with that. Lucas: Great. First up, the word for snow: 雪. Luna: 雪. Sounds soft, like snow falling. Lucas: Exactly. Now, to say it's cold weather, we use 寒いです. That means 'it's cold.' Luna: 寒いです. It's cold. I can say that today. Lucas: And the opposite is 暖かいです, meaning 'it's warm.' Luna: 暖かいです. Warm. I like that word, it feels cozy. Lucas: Then we have the season itself: 冬, meaning winter. Luna: 冬. Winter. So when I say 冬です, that's 'it's winter.' Lucas: Perfect. And one more useful phrase: 雪が降っています, meaning 'it's snowing.' Luna: 雪が降っています. It's snowing. That's a mouthful but I'll try. Lucas: You got it. Let's say them together slowly. 雪. Luna: 雪. Lucas: 寒いです. Luna: 寒いです. Lucas: 暖かいです. Luna: 暖かいです. Lucas: 冬. Luna: 冬. Lucas: 雪が降っています. Luna: 雪が降っています. Lucas: Yeah, you're nailing it. Now, let's put them in a little scene. Imagine you look out the window. What do you see? Luna: I see... 雪が降っています. Lucas: And you say, 'It's winter.' How would you say that? Luna: 冬です. Lucas: And it's cold, so you say? Luna: 寒いです. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you're inside with a heater, you might say the opposite. Luna: 暖かいです. Lucas: There you go. You've got a whole winter conversation now. Luna: This is so fun. And honestly, learning Japanese with you has been such a blast. Lucas: I'm glad to hear that. You know, we try to keep this show free and accessible for everyone. We deliberately don't run ads, and that's something we're proud of. Luna: Yeah, no interruptions, just language learning. Lucas: Exactly. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with your Japanese, and you want to support our ad-free mission, you can do that at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's a sweet way to keep things going. Lucas: No pressure, but it does help us keep making episodes like this one. Anyway, back to winter. Let's do a quick review. Say 'snow' one more time. Luna: 雪. Lucas: And 'it's cold'? Luna: 寒いです. Lucas: And 'it's warm'? Luna: 暖かいです. Lucas: Great. Now, 'winter'? Luna: 冬. Lucas: Last one, 'it's snowing'? Luna: 雪が降っています. Lucas: Perfect. You've got a mini winter toolkit now. Practice these until we chat again. See you next time! Luna: Bye, everyone. Stay warm!