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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so happy to be here with you again. Lucas: Last time we were at the hair salon. That was a very specific experience. Luna: Yes. Cutting hair is stressful. But today we are going somewhere much more relaxing. Lucas: We are going to the convenience store. The conbini. Luna: Oh, yes. I love the conbini. It is always open. And it has everything. Lucas: Exactly. Today we will learn five simple phrases for shopping there. Luna: Just five? That sounds easy. I can do that. Lucas: Let us start with the most popular item. Onigiri. Luna: Rice balls. My favorite. Lucas: To order one, you say: おにぎりをください. Luna: Okay. Let me try. o ni gi ri wo kudasai. Lucas: Perfect. おにぎりをください. It means please give me an onigiri. Luna: o ni gi ri wo kudasai. Simple and polite. Lucas: Right. You just point to the shelf or hold up your hand slightly. Luna: I feel like a pro already. What if I want a drink? Lucas: A bottle of water is a good choice. Say: ペットボトルの水をください. Luna: Pet-to bo-toru no mi-ru wo kudasai. Lucas: Good. Pet-to bo-toru no mi-ru wo kudasai. Please give me a PET bottle of water. Luna: It is a bit long. But I remember it. PET bottle of water. Lucas: You got it. Now, imagine you have many items. Luna: Like three onigiri and two drinks. Lucas: Then you might need a bag. Ask for one by saying: ポリ袋をください. Luna: Po-li bu-kuro wo kudasai. Lucas: Excellent. Po-li bu-kuro wo kudasai. Plastic bag please. Luna: I like how consistent this is. Kudasai works for everything. Lucas: It really does. At the counter, the cashier might ask where your coupon is. Luna: Oh, right. If I have something ready, what do I say? Lucas: You hand it over and say: はい、これです. Luna: Hai, ko-re desu. Lucas: Yes. Hai, ko-re desu. Here it is. Luna: That is very clear. No confusion there. Lucas: Finally, when you leave, always say thank you. Luna: I will say: ありがとうございました. Lucas: Ariga-to go zaima shita. Thank you very much. Luna: Let us review the whole sequence quickly. Lucas: Go ahead. Luna: おにぎりをください. Pet-to bo-toru no mi-ru wo kudasai. Po-li bu-kuro wo kudasai. Hai, ko-re desu. Ariga-to go zaima shita. Lucas: You sounded perfect. Very natural flow. Luna: I feel ready to walk into any conbini in Tokyo right now. Lucas: That is the goal. Before we go, we want to talk about our show. Luna: Yes. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Lucas: the way these stay ad-free is listener support. Luna: If today was actually useful to you, you can help us keep making episodes. Lucas: Visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo to say thanks. Luna: It really helps us continue teaching you these small steps. Lucas: Now, let us practice those phrases one more time together. Luna: おにぎりをください. Lucas: おにぎりをください. Luna: ペットボトルの水をください. Lucas: ペットボトルの水をください. Luna: ポリ袋をください. Lucas: ポリ袋をください. Luna: はい、これです. Lucas: はい、これです. Luna: ありがとうございました. Lucas: Thank you very much. See you next time.