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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing our time phrases. I can now say it's quarter past three in Japanese. Lucas: Nice, that's awesome. Today we're going to learn about vehicles. Specifically, car and bicycle. Luna: Ooh, useful. I've been thinking about getting a bike to get around faster. Lucas: Perfect timing then. The word for car is 車. Listen closely: 車. Luna: 車. Is that kuruma? Lucas: Yes, exactly. 車. And the word for bicycle is 自転車. 自転車. Luna: 自転車. Jitensha? That's a bit longer. Lucas: You got it. 自転車. Let's practice together. Repeat after me: 車. Luna: 車. Lucas: And 自転車. Luna: 自転車. Good, I think I've got those. Lucas: Now let's use them in simple sentences. To say 'I have a car', you say 車があります. Listen: 車があります. Luna: 車があります. So が marks the thing you have? Lucas: That's right. And for 'I have a bicycle', it's 自転車があります. Luna: 自転車があります. Lucas: Great. Now let's make a little conversation. I'll say I have a car, and you say you have a bicycle. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: 私は車があります. Luna: 私は自転車があります. Lucas: Perfect! You can also describe them. For example, 車は速いです means 'the car is fast'. 車は速いです. Luna: 速い means fast, right? So 車は速いです. Lucas: Exactly. And 'the bicycle is slow' is 自転車は遅いです. 遅い means slow. 自転車は遅いです. Luna: 自転車は遅いです. But my bike is not that slow! Lucas: Oh, really? Then maybe yours is 速い. So you could say 私の自転車は速いです. Luna: Oh, 私の means 'my'. So 私の自転車は速いです. I like that. Lucas: You're catching on quickly. Let's do a quick review of today's phrases. First, 車. Luna: 車. Lucas: 自転車. Luna: 自転車. Lucas: 車があります. Luna: 車があります. Lucas: 自転車があります. Luna: 自転車があります. Lucas: 車は速いです. Luna: 車は速いです. Lucas: 自転車は遅いです. Luna: 自転車は遅いです. Got it. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese, listeners like you are the reason we can keep making these episodes ad-free. A couple of dollars a month on buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo genuinely makes a difference. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us cover the costs and keep the show going. We appreciate every bit of support. Lucas: Alright, back to practice. Let's imagine a scene. I'm going to the store by car. You're going by bicycle. How would you say that? Luna: Hmm. 私は自転車で行きます? Using で for 'by'? Lucas: Exactly. 車で行きます means 'go by car'. 自転車で行きます means 'go by bicycle'. Good thinking. Luna: So I could say 私は自転車で行きます. And you say 私は車で行きます. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do that. I'll start: 私は車で行きます. Luna: 私は自転車で行きます. Lucas: See you at the store. Now, let's do one more repetition of our key phrases. 車. Luna: 車. Lucas: 自転車. Luna: 自転車. Lucas: 車があります. Luna: 車があります. Lucas: 自転車があります. Luna: 自転車があります. Lucas: 車は速いです. Luna: 車は速いです. Lucas: 自転車は遅いです. Luna: 自転車は遅いです. Lucas: Great job today, Luna. Keep practicing these, and next time we'll learn more vehicle words. Luna: I can't wait. Thanks for joining us on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Practice these phrases and we'll see you next time!