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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: For sure! I've been practicing those thick and thin adjectives from last time. 厚い and 薄い — I think I've got them. Lucas: Nice work. And if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Japanese, a couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, if you've gotten something out of them. Luna: Yeah, it really makes a difference. Okay, so what are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're heading into the kitchen. We'll learn some common words you'd find there. Luna: Oh, I love cooking! Let's hear them. Lucas: First up: 台所. That's kitchen. Repeat after me: 台所. Luna: 台所. Lucas: Great. Next: 冷蔵庫. Refrigerator. 冷蔵庫. Luna: 冷蔵庫. That's a long one. Lucas: Break it down: 冷・蔵・庫. Try again: 冷蔵庫. Luna: 冷蔵庫. Yeah, got it. Lucas: Now, 電子レンジ. Microwave. 電子レンジ. Luna: 電子レンジ. That sounds like 'electronic range'. Lucas: Exactly, it's borrowed from English. Next: 包丁. Kitchen knife. 包丁. Luna: 包丁. Careful with that one! Lucas: And finally: まな板. Cutting board. まな板. Luna: まな板. That's a nice rhythm. Lucas: Let's use them in sentences. 台所に冷蔵庫があります. There's a refrigerator in the kitchen. Luna: 台所に冷蔵庫があります. Lucas: Perfect. Now: 電子レンジは台所にあります. The microwave is in the kitchen. Luna: 電子レンジは台所にあります. Lucas: Good. 包丁とまな板を使います. I use a knife and a cutting board. Luna: 包丁とまな板を使います. That's a useful one. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Japanese. Kitchen. Luna: 台所. Lucas: Refrigerator. Luna: 冷蔵庫. Lucas: Microwave. Luna: 電子レンジ. Lucas: Knife. Luna: 包丁. Lucas: Cutting board. Luna: まな板. Nailed it! Lucas: You did. Now try this mini conversation. Imagine you're in the kitchen. Ask me: 'Where is the knife?' Luna: 包丁はどこですか? Lucas: I'd say: 包丁はまな板の上にあります. The knife is on the cutting board. Luna: 包丁はまな板の上にあります. Using our direction word 上! Lucas: Exactly. Great connection. So today we learned: 台所, 冷蔵庫, 電子レンジ, 包丁, まな板. Practice these around your real kitchen. Luna: I will. I'm going to label everything with sticky notes. Lucas: That's a great idea. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo.