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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hi everyone! Lucas: Today we are talking about chores. Specifically, laundry. Luna: Oh, I do laundry every weekend. It is a lot of work. Lucas: It can be. But knowing the words makes it easier. Let's start with the main word. Luna: What is the word for laundry? Lucas: The word is お洗濯をします. Say it with me: o sen zou wo shi ma su. Luna: o sen zou wo shi ma su. Lucas: Perfect. It means 'I will do laundry.' Or 'doing laundry.' Luna: o sha kaku wo shi ma su... wait, no. o sen zou wo shi ma su. Lucas: Exactly. o sen zou wo shi ma su. Good job. Luna: o sen zou wo shi ma su. Okay, I got it. Lucas: Let's use it in a sentence. What do you say on Saturday morning? Luna: On Saturday, I say... o sen zou wo shi ma su. Lucas: Right. 'I am doing laundry.' Now, what do you put in the machine? Luna: Detergent? Is there a phrase for that? Lucas: Yes. You say 洗剤を入れます. Sai-zai wo ire ma su. Luna: Sai-zai wo ire ma su. Lucas: Sai-zai means detergent. ire ma su means 'put in.' So, 'put in detergent.' Luna: Sai-zai wo ire ma su. That sounds important. Lucas: Very important. If you forget, the clothes stay dirty. Let's try it again. Luna: Sai-zai wo ire ma su. Lucas: Good. Now, the water runs. The cycle ends. What do you do next? Luna: Do I just take them out? Lucas: Not yet. First, you hang them up to dry. The word is 干します. hoshi ma su. Luna: hos hi ma su. Lucas: hoshi ma su. Hang or dry. Like hanging clothes on a line. Luna: hoshi ma su. I like this one. It feels sunny. Lucas: It does. Imagine fresh air and sunshine. hoshi ma su. Luna: hoshi ma su. Okay, the clothes are dry. What now? Lucas: You bring them inside. This verb is special. It is 取り入れます. tori ire ma su. Luna: tori ire ma su? Lucas: Yes. tori ire ma su. Take in. Bring inside. Luna: tori ire ma su. Oh, that is long. Lucas: Break it down. To-ri i-re ma-su. Take in. Do it slowly. Luna: To-ri i-re ma-su. tori ire ma su. Lucas: There you go. You bring the dry clothes from outside to inside. Luna: So first I hoshi ma su, then I tori ire ma su. Lucas: Exactly. Outside to inside. Finally, what do you do with the clean shirt? Luna: I fold it? Lucas: Yes. Fold. The word is 畳みます. ta ta mi ma su. Luna: ta ta mi ma su. Lucas: ta ta mi ma su. Just like tatami mats. Fold neatly. Luna: ta ta mi ma su. I think I have a system now. Lucas: Let's review the whole process. Start with the first step. Luna: Okay. First, I say o sen zou wo shi ma su. Lucas: Good. Then add detergent. Luna: Sai-zai wo ire ma su. Lucas: Then hang it up. Luna: hoshi ma su. Lucas: Bring it inside. Luna: tori ire ma su. Lucas: And finish by folding. Luna: ta ta mi ma su. Lucas: That was perfect. You handled all five steps beautifully. Luna: Really? I felt pretty good about it. Lucas: You did. These phrases are very useful for daily life. Luna: I will practice them while I fold my shirts tonight. Lucas: That is a great idea. Repetition helps memory. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was fun. Lucas: It was. Before we go, I want to mention something important about Fexingo. Luna: Oh sure. Lucas: We keep this show ad-free because we want the focus to be entirely on your learning progress without any interruptions or distractions. Luna: Yeah, I really appreciate listening without ads popping up. Lucas: If you want to support that choice and help us keep producing episodes like this, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It is a small way to help the show continue. Lucas: Exactly. And it keeps our mission going. Thanks for listening. Luna: See you next time with more Japanese.