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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas, ready to learn something tasty today? Lucas: Exactly! We're talking about two very useful adjectives for food: 美味しい and まずい. Luna: Oh I know 美味しい! That's 'delicious,' right? Lucas: That's right. 美味しい means delicious. Can you say it with me? 美味しい. Luna: 美味しい. Lucas: Perfect. Now, what about when something doesn't taste good? We say まずい. Luna: まずい. Hmm, that sounds like 'not delicious'. Lucas: Exactly. So if you eat something and it's not good, you can say まずい. Luna: Got it. So how do I use them in a sentence? Lucas: Great question. For example: このラーメンは美味しいです. 'This ramen is delicious.' Luna: このラーメンは美味しいです. That's a mouthful but I'll practice. Lucas: You'll get it. And for the opposite: このコーヒーはまずいです. 'This coffee is not tasty.' Luna: このコーヒーはまずいです. Oof, I hope I never have to say that. Lucas: Me neither. Let's do a quick practice. I'll say a sentence, you repeat. Lucas: 美味しい. Luna: 美味しい. Lucas: まずい. Luna: まずい. Lucas: このラーメンは美味しいです. Luna: このラーメンは美味しいです. Lucas: このコーヒーはまずいです. Luna: このコーヒーはまずいです. I think I've got it. Lucas: Awesome. Now, imagine we're at a restaurant. You take a bite and it's amazing. What do you say? Luna: 美味しい! I'd say it with a big smile. Lucas: And if it's not good? Luna: Hmm, I'd probably whisper まずい to you so the chef doesn't hear. Lucas: That's the polite way to handle it. Luna: You know, Fexingo has been helping me make actual progress with Japanese. I love that there are no ads interrupting the lessons. Lucas: Totally. We deliberately keep it ad-free, and if you want to support that choice, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a nice way to help keep the show going. Lucas: So back to our taste test. Let's try one more sentence: 'This sushi is delicious.' How would you say that? Luna: この寿司は美味しいです. Lucas: Perfect. And if the sushi is not good? Luna: この寿司はまずいです. But I hope I never have to say that about sushi. Lucas: Me neither. Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: 美味しい. Luna: 美味しい. Lucas: まずい. Luna: まずい. Lucas: このラーメンは美味しいです. Luna: このラーメンは美味しいです. Lucas: このコーヒーはまずいです. Luna: このコーヒーはまずいです. Lucas: Excellent job, Luna. Now you can describe any food you eat. Luna: Thanks Lucas. I'll use these at dinner tonight. Lucas: Happy to help. Keep practicing these phrases, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: See you later, everyone!