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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 152, can you believe it? We're on a roll. Lucas: We sure are. Last time we learned 速い and 遅い — fast and slow. Today we're going to revisit a pair from episode 150. Luna: Oh, I remember — 柔らかい and 硬い! Soft and hard. That was a good one. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Japanese, you know we keep this ad-free. Listener support is what makes that possible — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep the learning going. Every bit helps us keep making these episodes. Lucas: Exactly. So, let's practice 柔らかい and 硬い again. I'll say them first: 柔らかい. Luna: 柔らかい. Lucas: Perfect. And 硬い. Luna: 硬い. So, soft and hard. Got it. Lucas: Let's build a sentence. このクッションは柔らかいです — this cushion is soft. Luna: このクッションは柔らかいです. Hmm, クッション is cushion, right? Lucas: That's right. So the whole thing: このクッションは柔らかいです. Luna: このクッションは柔らかいです. Lucas: Great. Now for hard: その机は硬いです — that desk is hard. Luna: その机は硬いです. 机 is desk. So: that desk is hard. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's make it a question. How do you ask 'Is this soft?'? Luna: Uhh... これは柔らかいですか? Lucas: Perfect. これは柔らかいですか. And how would you answer 'no, it's hard'? Luna: いいえ、硬いです. Lucas: You got it. So let's practice that exchange. I'll ask: これは柔らかいですか. Luna: いいえ、硬いです. Lucas: Excellent. Now let's try a mini conversation. Imagine you're at a furniture store. Luna: Ooh, fun. I'll be the customer. Lucas: I'll be the salesperson. これは柔らかいですか。 Luna: いいえ、それは硬いです。でも、このクッションは柔らかいです。 Lucas: Yes! 'No, that one is hard. But this cushion is soft.' Love it. Luna: So でも means 'but', right? Lucas: Exactly. You used it perfectly. Let's hear that sentence one more time. Luna: いいえ、それは硬いです。でも、このクッションは柔らかいです。 Lucas: Beautiful. So today we reviewed 柔らかい and 硬い. Those are great words to describe things around you. Luna: Yeah, I can already think of stuff: my bed is 柔らかい, my desk is 硬い. Lucas: Exactly. Practice using them with objects you see every day. And if you found today useful, you know where to find us. Luna: Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Helps us keep making these free episodes. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Practice your 柔らかい and 硬い till next time. Luna: See you next episode!