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- Lucas: And welcome back to another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and as always, I'm here with my favorite co-host, Luna. Luna: Hi everyone! So good to be back. Last episode we were talking about autumn leaves, 紅葉. I still can't get over how pretty that was. Lucas: Right? And today we're going to do something a little different. We're going to do a review episode, a numbers review. Luna: Ooh, numbers. I think I remember some from way back, but I definitely need a refresher. Lucas: Perfect, that's exactly what this is for. We're going to go through one to ten in Japanese. Nice and slow, lots of repetition. Luna: Great. So let's start with one. Lucas: One in Japanese is 一. Say it with me: 一. Luna: 一. Lucas: Exactly. And here's a tiny memory hook. The kanji for one is just a single horizontal line, makes sense, right? 一. Luna: That's actually really helpful. 一. Lucas: Now two is 二. Two horizontal lines. Say it with me: 二. Luna: 二. Lucas: Beautiful. And three is 三. Three lines. 三. Luna: 三. This is almost too easy. 一, 二, 三. Lucas: You're a natural. Now four is 四. It's a bit different, no more lines. Say it with me: 四. Luna: 四. Hmm, that one I always mix up with seven. Lucas: That's totally normal. We'll practice more. So four is 四, and five is 五. Repeat after me: 五. Luna: 五. Lucas: Great. So we've got 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Let's do them all from the top. 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Luna: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Oh, that felt good. Lucas: And this is a good moment to mention something. If Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Japanese, and you've enjoyed these little conversations, a couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going. You can help at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really makes a difference. And every bit helps keep the show ad-free. Lucas: Exactly. Now, where were we? Ah, numbers. So after five, we have six, which is 六. Say it with me: 六. Luna: 六. Lucas: Perfect. And seven is 七. This one can be tricky because it has two pronunciations, but we'll keep it simple: 七. Luna: 七. I'm going to try really hard not to mix that up with four. Lucas: You got this. Eight is 八. Say it with me: 八. Luna: 八. Lucas: Nice. Nine is 九. And ten is 十. Repeat after me: 九, 十. Luna: 九, 十. Lucas: So now we have all ten. Let's count together from one to ten. Ready? 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十. Luna: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十. I did it! Lucas: Amazing. Now let's try going backwards. Ten to one. 十, 九, 八, 七, 六, 五, 四, 三, 二, 一. Luna: 十, 九, 八, 七, 六, 五, 四, 三, 二, 一. That's a workout. Lucas: Totally. Let's put these numbers into a little sentence. What if you want to say 'I have three apples'? In Japanese, you'd say りんごが三つあります. But we're keeping it simple today, so let's just practice counting again. One more time: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Luna: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Lucas: And six to ten: 六, 七, 八, 九, 十. Luna: 六, 七, 八, 九, 十. Lucas: Perfect. You're doing so well. Now, I want to challenge you. Can you count to ten without me? Luna: Let me try. 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十. Lucas: Flawless. You nailed it. Luna: Ahh, yes! I feel like I'm really getting this. Lucas: And that's the beauty of review. These numbers are the foundation for so much more. Counting things, prices, ages, time. But that's for another day. Luna: So today we practiced 一 through 十. That's one to ten. I'm going to keep repeating them after this. Lucas: Please do. And remember, you can always replay this episode whenever you need a refresher. Luna: And don't forget to check out Fexingo for more great learning content. Lucas: Right. That's it for today. Practice your numbers, and we'll see you next time. Luna: See you! 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十!