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- Lucas: Hey there, and welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another tiny step forward? Lucas: Absolutely. Today we're going to look at two adjectives that are super useful: fast and slow. Luna: Oh, nice. I think those come up all the time. Lucas: Right. So, 'fast' in Japanese is 速い. Repeat after me: 速い. Luna: 速い. Lucas: Good. Now 'slow' is 遅い. Try that: 遅い. Luna: 遅い. Lucas: Perfect. Let's use them in sentences. 'This train is fast' — この電車は速いです. Luna: この電車は速いです. Lucas: Exactly. And 'that bicycle is slow' — その自転車は遅いです. Luna: その自転車は遅いです. Lucas: You got it. Now let's practice a little back and forth. I'll ask you a question: この電車は速いですか? Is this train fast? Luna: はい、速いです. Yes, it's fast. Lucas: Great. And その自転車は遅いですか? Is that bicycle slow? Luna: はい、遅いです. Lucas: Wonderful. Now let's imagine a scene. You're at a train station in Japan. The express train is fast, right? Luna: Right. この電車は速いです. Lucas: And maybe there's a local train that's slower. So you could say あの電車は遅いです. 'That train is slow.' Luna: あの電車は遅いです. Lucas: Perfect. Now, a quick question to test you: which one is 'fast' again? Luna: 速い. Lucas: And 'slow'? Luna: 遅い. Lucas: You're doing great. Let's do a couple more sentences. How about 'This car is fast' — この車は速いです. Luna: この車は速いです. Lucas: And 'That bus is slow' — あのバスは遅いです. Luna: あのバスは遅いです. Lucas: Excellent. Now, you know, if you're finding these episodes helpful, there's a simple way to support the show. A small donation goes a long way. Luna: Yeah, it really does. Even a couple of dollars a month helps keep everything going ad-free. Lucas: Exactly. If you've gotten something out of these lessons, you can head over to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's awesome. It helps us keep making more episodes just like this. Lucas: Alright, back to our words. Let's do a quick review. We learned 速い and 遅い. Can you say 'fast' one more time? Luna: 速い. Lucas: And 'slow'? Luna: 遅い. Lucas: Awesome. Now, a fun challenge: try to make your own sentence with 速い or 遅い. Maybe about a train or a bicycle. Luna: Hmm... この自転車は速いです. This bicycle is fast. Lucas: Love it. You're already using it naturally. Keep practicing, and these words will stick. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel like I'm getting the hang of it. Lucas: That's the goal. Practice these until we meet again. See you next time! Luna: Bye!