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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Episode 33 — can you believe it? Luna: I know, right? I've been practicing with the furniture words from last time. 机, 椅子, ベッド — got those down. Lucas: Nice work! Today we're going to learn something super useful for when you're out and about: asking for directions. Luna: Oh, I need that. I get lost all the time. Lucas: Perfect. Let's start with a key word: まっすぐ. It means 'straight' or 'straight ahead.' Luna: まっすぐ. Lucas: Yes! まっすぐ. Slow: まっ-す-ぐ. Try it again. Luna: まっすぐ. Lucas: There you go. Now, if you want to say 'go straight,' you can say まっすぐ行ってください. Luna: まっすぐ行ってください. That's a bit of a mouthful. Lucas: Let's break it down: まっすぐ, 行って, ください. So 'please go straight.' Luna: まっすぐ行ってください. Lucas: Exactly. Now, what about turning? We have 右 — that's 'right.' Luna: 右. Lucas: Good. And 左 is 'left.' Luna: 左. Lucas: So to say 'turn right,' you say 右に曲がって. Luna: 右に曲がって. Lucas: Perfect. And 'turn left' is 左に曲がって. Luna: 左に曲がって. Lucas: You've got it. Let's put them together. Imagine you're looking for the station. You ask someone, they might say: まっすぐ行って、右に曲がって. Luna: So 'go straight, then turn right.' Lucas: Yes. Let's practice that. Repeat after me: まっすぐ行って、右に曲がって. Luna: まっすぐ行って、右に曲がって. Lucas: Now with left: まっすぐ行って、左に曲がって. Luna: まっすぐ行って、左に曲がって. Lucas: Awesome. Let's do a quick scenario. You're at a park and you need to go to the hospital. I'll be the guide. Luna: Okay, so I say: すみません、病院はどこですか? Lucas: Good, you remembered from episode 23. Then I'd say: まっすぐ行って、右に曲がって. Luna: まっすぐ行って、右に曲がって. Got it. So I go straight and turn right. Lucas: Exactly. Now you try giving me directions. I want to go to the station. You tell me. Luna: Hmm... まっすぐ行って、左に曲がって. Lucas: Perfect! So I go straight and turn left. Nailed it. Luna: This is really helpful. I can already imagine using this in Tokyo. Lucas: Totally. Now let's review all three phrases one more time. Luna: まっすぐ行ってください. 右に曲がって. 左に曲がって. Lucas: You sound like a pro. And remember, you can use まっすぐ alone too. If someone says まっすぐ, you know to keep going straight. Luna: Right. まっすぐ. Lucas: That's it for today's episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Practice these phrases, and next time you're out, try using them. Luna: Thanks Lucas. See you next time! Lucas: See you! またね.