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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas, and as always, I'm here with Luna. Luna: Hey hey! Episode 29 already. I can't believe we've been doing this for so long. Lucas: I know, right? And you've been doing great, Luna. So, last time we talked about body parts — head, shoulders, knees, and toes. Luna: Oh yeah! 頭、肩、膝、足. I still remember those. But today, I think we're switching gears? Lucas: Yep! Today we're diving deeper into weather. We already covered sunny and rainy in episode 15. Luna: Right! いい天気ですね and 雨が降っています. So what's new today? Lucas: Today we're going to learn how to say 'it's cloudy' and 'it's cold'. Two very useful phrases, especially if you're in Japan during winter. Luna: Ooh, 'cloudy' and 'cold'. I bet those come up a lot. Okay, let's hear the first one. Lucas: For 'it's cloudy', we say 曇っています. Listen carefully: くもっています. Luna: 曇っています. くもって... います. That's a bit of a mouthful. Let me try again: 曇っています. Lucas: That's it! You've got it. 曇っています means 'it's cloudy'. Now, let's put it in a full sentence. To say 'today is cloudy', we say 今日は曇っています. Luna: 今日は曇っています. So 今日 is 'today', は is the particle, and 曇っています is 'cloudy'. Got it. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice that a couple more times. Repeat after me: 今日は曇っています. Luna: 今日は曇っています. Lucas: Perfect. Now, the second phrase: 'it's cold'. In Japanese, we say 寒いです. Listen: さむいです. Luna: 寒いです. さむいです. That one's easier! 寒いです. Lucas: Right! And to say 'today is cold', we say 今日は寒いです. Luna: 今日は寒いです. So same pattern: 今日は plus the weather word. Lucas: You're catching on fast! Let's practice both together. I'll say the English, you say the Japanese. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: It's cloudy. Luna: 曇っています. Lucas: Today is cloudy. Luna: 今日は曇っています. Lucas: It's cold. Luna: 寒いです. Lucas: Today is cold. Luna: 今日は寒いです. Lucas: Awesome! Your pronunciation is spot on. Now, let's imagine a little scene. Say you're going out and you look outside. It's cloudy and cold. What would you say? Luna: Hmm... Maybe 今日は曇っています。そして寒いです。'Today is cloudy, and it's cold.' Lucas: Perfect! You used そして for 'and'. That's a great sentence. Let's break it down: 今日は曇っています。そして寒いです。 Luna: 今日は曇っています。そして寒いです。I like how that sounds. Lucas: Now, let's do a quick role-play. I'll be a friend and you can respond. I say: 今日の天気はどうですか？'How's the weather today?' Luna: Oh, that's a new phrase! But I think I can answer. 今日は曇っています。そして寒いです。 Lucas: That's exactly right! 今日の天気はどうですか？ is 'How's the weather today?' And you answered perfectly. Luna: Aww, thanks. So we have 曇っています for cloudy and 寒いです for cold. What about 'sunny' and 'rainy' again? Lucas: Good reminder! Sunny is いい天気です, but also 晴れています. And rainy is 雨が降っています. But for today, let's focus on our new phrases. Luna: Right. So to review: 曇っています is cloudy, 寒いです is cold. And we can say 今日は曇っています and 今日は寒いです. Lucas: You've got it. Let's do a quick drill. I'll say the Japanese, and you translate to English. First: 今日は曇っています。 Luna: Today is cloudy. Lucas: 今日は寒いです。 Luna: Today is cold. Lucas: 曇っています。 Luna: It's cloudy. Lucas: 寒いです。 Luna: It's cold. Lucas: Excellent! You're ready to use these in real life. So if you're in Japan and it's a cloudy, cold day, you know what to say. Luna: Absolutely. I'll be like 今日は曇っています。寒いです。Maybe I'll even add コートを着ます, 'I'll wear a coat'. Lucas: Oh, nice! That's a great next step. For now, just remember 曇っています and 寒いです. Practice them until they feel natural. Luna: Will do. Thanks for another fun episode, Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome, Luna. And thank you, listeners, for joining us. Keep practicing these phrases, and we'll see you next time on Fexingo. またね！ Luna: またね！