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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Episode 93 already — can you believe it? Luna: I know, it's flying by. But I feel like I'm actually remembering things now. Lucas: That's the goal. And speaking of goals — if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese, we just want to say that we keep this show ad-free by design. If that matters to you, the simplest way to support is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep going without interrupting your learning with ads. Now back to Japanese — what are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're tackling two opposite adjectives that are super useful when you're out and about: 近い, meaning 'near', and 遠い, meaning 'far'. Luna: Ohh, those are perfect for asking directions or figuring out if a place is walkable. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with 近い. Repeat after me: 近い. Luna: ちかい... 近い. Lucas: Great. Now the opposite: 遠い. Luna: とおい... 遠い. That one's a bit trickier. Lucas: You got it. Now let's put them in sentences. Say 'It's near here': ここは近いです. Luna: ここはちかいです. Lucas: Perfect. And 'It's far over there': あそこは遠いです. Luna: あそこはとおいです. Lucas: Beautiful. Now imagine you're asking if the station is near: 駅は近いですか. Luna: えきはちかいですか. Lucas: Or asking 'Is it far from here?': ここから遠いですか. Luna: ここからとおいですか. That one rolls off the tongue. Lucas: It does. Let's imagine a little scene. You're in Tokyo and you want to go to the famous Shibuya crossing from your hotel. Luna: Right, so I might ask a local: すみません、渋谷は近いですか. Lucas: And they might say: はい、近いです. Or if it's far: いいえ、遠いです. Luna: So 近い and 遠い can really save you a lot of walking. Lucas: Totally. Let's do a quick review. Say 'near'. Luna: 近い. Lucas: And 'far'. Luna: 遠い. Lucas: Now 'It's near here'. Luna: ここは近いです. Lucas: And 'Is it far from here?'. Luna: ここから遠いですか. Lucas: You nailed it. Next time you're in Japan, try using these and see how people react. Luna: I will. Thanks Lucas. And thanks to all of you for listening. Practice these till we chat again. Lucas: See you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo.