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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 168! Can you believe it? We've learned so much together. Lucas: I know, right? And today we're going to the fish counter at a Japanese market. Last time we bought fruit, now let's get some fresh fish. Luna: Ooh, I love fish! But I've always been nervous about ordering it in Japanese. What do I need to know? Lucas: First, the word for fish is さかな. Say it with me: さかな. Luna: さかな. That's easy. Like 'sakana'. Lucas: Exactly. Now, when you see a fish you want, you can point and say をください. For example, さけをください means 'please give me salmon'. Luna: さけをください. So さけ is salmon? Lucas: That's right. And if you want one piece, you say 一切れください. 一切れ means 'one slice' or 'one piece'. Luna: 一切れください. So I could say さけを一切れください for one piece of salmon? Lucas: Perfect! And if you want two pieces, it's 二切れください. But let's stick with one for today. Luna: Got it. And what if I want them to clean the fish or cut it up? Lucas: Great question. You can say さばいてください. That means 'please clean and fillet it'. Luna: さばいてください. That's a mouthful! Let me try: さばいてください. Lucas: Nice! You've got it. So your full order could be: さけを一切れください。さばいてください。Then after they do it, you say ありがとうございます. Luna: さけを一切れください。さばいてください。ありがとうございます. That's a whole sentence! Let's break it down again. Lucas: Sure. さけを一切れください: 'Salmon, one piece please.' さばいてください: 'Please clean and fillet it.' ありがとうございます: 'Thank you very much.' Luna: Okay, let me try the whole thing. さけを一切れください。さばいてください。ありがとうございます. Lucas: Flawless! You sound like a pro. Now, let's imagine a little scene. You're at a market in Tokyo, and you see a nice piece of tuna. Luna: Oh, tuna! That's まぐろ, right? So I say まぐろを一切れください。さばいてください。ありがとうございます. Lucas: Yes! And the fishmonger will be impressed. Practice that a few times. Luna: まぐろを一切れください。さばいてください。ありがとうございます. Lucas: You know, it's conversations like this that remind me why Fexingo is so great for learning real-world Japanese. If you're finding these episodes helpful, consider supporting the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps us ad-free and helps us make more episodes like this. Luna: Yeah, I love that we can just focus on learning without interruptions. And it's super easy to support, just visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Thanks for listening, everyone. Now, let's practice one more time. Say after me: さけを一切れください. Luna: さけを一切れください. Lucas: さばいてください. Luna: さばいてください. Lucas: ありがとうございます. Luna: ありがとうございます. Lucas: Perfect! Now you're ready to buy fish at a Japanese market. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye bye!