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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey, last episode we talked about wide and narrow — 広い and 狭い. Lucas: Right. Today we've got another opposite pair: きれい and 汚い. Luna: Oh, I think I know きれい — that means clean or pretty, right? Lucas: Exactly. きれい is clean. And 汚い is dirty. Luna: You know, I've been using Fexingo to practice, and it's really helping me remember these words. Lucas: That's great to hear. And we're so glad you're learning with us. We keep the show ad-free by design, and if you'd like to support that, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to help keep this going. Okay, back to きれい and 汚い! Lucas: Let's start with きれい. Repeat after me: きれい. Luna: きれい. Lucas: Good. Now say: きれいです. Luna: きれいです. Lucas: Perfect. So if you want to say 'This is clean,' you say: これはきれいです. Luna: これはきれいです. Lucas: Now the opposite: 汚い. Repeat: 汚い. Luna: 汚い. That's a bit tricky. Lucas: You got it. Now: 汚いです. Luna: 汚いです. Lucas: And 'This is dirty' is これは汚いです. Luna: これは汚いです. Lucas: Let's imagine a scenario. Say you're at a restaurant and the table is clean. You could say: このテーブルはきれいです. Luna: このテーブルはきれいです. That table is clean. Lucas: And if you see a dirty bathroom, you might say: トイレは汚いです. Luna: トイレは汚いです. Good to know. Lucas: Let's practice the question form. To ask 'Is it clean?' you say: きれいですか. Luna: きれいですか. Lucas: And 'Is it dirty?' is 汚いですか. Luna: 汚いですか. Lucas: Great. Now let's do a quick exchange. I'll ask a question, and you answer. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: その部屋はきれいですか. Luna: はい、きれいです. Lucas: そのシャツは汚いですか. Luna: いいえ、きれいです. Lucas: Nice! You're using both words naturally. Luna: Thanks! So きれい is clean, 汚い is dirty. Got it. Lucas: Let's do one more round. Repeat after me: きれい, きれいです, これはきれいです. Luna: きれい, きれいです, これはきれいです. Lucas: Now: 汚い, 汚いです, これは汚いです. Luna: 汚い, 汚いです, これは汚いです. Lucas: Perfect. Keep practicing with things around you: your desk, your clothes, your kitchen. Luna: Yeah, I'll try describing my room — hopefully it's きれい and not 汚い! Lucas: That's the spirit. Alright, that wraps up today's episode. Remember to practice these phrases, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye for now!