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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 179! Can you believe it? We've come a long way from just saying hello. Lucas: We really have. And today's topic fits right in with our post office series from last time. Luna: Ooh, more post office stuff? I loved learning how to send packages and buy stamps. Lucas: Great, because today we're going to learn about sending important mail — registered mail. Luna: Oh, like when you need proof that something was delivered? Lucas: Exactly. In Japanese, registered mail is called 書留. Luna: 書留. Kakitome. Lucas: Yes! Repeat after me: 書留. Luna: 書留. Lucas: 書留. Luna: 書留. So that's the word for registered mail itself. Lucas: Right. And if you want to send something as registered mail, you can say 書留でお願いします. Luna: 書留でお願いします. So 'registered mail, please'? Lucas: Exactly. で means 'by' or 'via', so literally 'by registered mail, please'. Luna: Okay, I think I've got that. 書留でお願いします. Lucas: Good! Now let's make a full sentence: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: Whoa, that's longer. この手紙を書留で送りたいです. 'I want to send this letter by registered mail'? Lucas: Perfect! この手紙 means 'this letter', を marks the object, 書留で 'by registered mail', 送りたいです 'I want to send'. Luna: So 送る is 'to send', and 送りたい is 'want to send'. Lucas: You've got it. Let's try the phrase together: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Lucas: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. I can already imagine myself saying this at the post office. Lucas: And then the clerk will tell you the fee. They might say 料金はいくらですか — that means 'how much is the fee?' Luna: Oh, I remember いくら from buying stamps! So 料金はいくらですか is 'how much is the fee?' Lucas: Exactly. 料金 means 'fee' or 'charge'. So you can ask 料金はいくらですか. Luna: 料金はいくらですか. Great. Lucas: And when you send registered mail, you often have to sign something. The clerk might say ここに署名してください. Luna: ここに署名してください — 'please sign here'? Lucas: Yes! ここ means 'here', に marks location, 署名 means 'signature', and してください is 'please do'. Luna: ここに署名してください. I'll remember that for when I send something important. Lucas: Let's practice all the phrases one more time. First: 書留. Luna: 書留. Lucas: 書留でお願いします. Luna: 書留でお願いします. Lucas: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Lucas: 料金はいくらですか. Luna: 料金はいくらですか. Lucas: ここに署名してください. Luna: ここに署名してください. Lucas: Awesome. You're ready for the post office. Luna: I feel more confident already. You know, it's amazing that we can learn all this for free. Lucas: It is. And it's because listeners like you support us. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese, a few listeners chip in monthly at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's completely listener-funded — no ads, just people who find it useful. That's what keeps us going. Lucas: Totally. And we appreciate every bit of support. Now, back to registered mail — imagine you're at the counter. What would you say first? Luna: I think I'd say この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Lucas: Perfect. And then they might ask 料金はいくらですか? And you can ask that too. Luna: Right. And when they hand me the slip, ここに署名してください. Lucas: Exactly. You're all set. Let's do one more round of repetition for the whole set. Luna: Sounds good. Lucas: 書留. Luna: 書留. Lucas: 書留でお願いします. Luna: 書留でお願いします. Lucas: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Luna: この手紙を書留で送りたいです. Lucas: 料金はいくらですか. Luna: 料金はいくらですか. Lucas: ここに署名してください. Luna: ここに署名してください. Lucas: Great job today, Luna. Keep practicing these phrases, and next time you're at the post office, you'll be ready. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to everyone listening. Practice these till we meet again! Lucas: See you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo.