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- Lucas: Hey there, and welcome back to another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and as always, Luna's here with me. Luna: Hi everyone! So glad to be back. And Lucas, I have to say, after last week's meeting talk, I'm ready for something a little more... scenic. Lucas: Oh, I think I know what you mean. How about we talk about one of the most beautiful times of year in Japan? Today we're diving into autumn leaves. Luna: Ooh, yes. I love the idea of golden and red leaves everywhere. So romantic. Lucas: Exactly. And the word for those autumn leaves is 紅葉. Let's say it together: 紅葉. Luna: 紅葉. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to say the leaves are beautiful, you'd say 紅葉がきれいです. So 紅葉, then が, then きれいです. 紅葉がきれいです. Luna: 紅葉がきれいです. That rolls off the tongue. Lucas: It does, doesn't it? And it's such a useful phrase when you're out and about. You see a tree with vibrant colors, you just go, 紅葉がきれいですね. Luna: So adding ね at the end makes it like, isn't it beautiful? Lucas: You got it. Now, what do you say when you want to propose going to see the leaves? You can say 紅葉を見に行きましょう. That's 紅葉, を, 見に行きましょう. Luna: 紅葉を見に行きましょう. Let's go see the autumn leaves. That sounds like a lovely invitation. Lucas: Absolutely. And of course, when you get there, you'll probably want to take some pictures. So, 写真を撮ります. 写真 is photo, を is the particle, and 撮ります means to take. So, 写真を撮ります. Luna: 写真を撮ります. I'm already imagining the perfect shot. Lucas: And finally, if you agree with something, you can simply say いいですね. It's like, that's nice, or sounds good. いいですね. Luna: いいですね. So, we could say, 紅葉がきれいですね. いいですね. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a quick recap. We have 紅葉, 紅葉がきれいです, 紅葉を見に行きましょう, 写真を撮ります, and いいですね. Luna: That's a lot of good stuff. Can we try a mini conversation? Lucas: Of course. Let's pretend we're walking in a park. I'll say, 紅葉がきれいですね. Luna: いいですね. 紅葉を見に行きましょう. Lucas: 写真を撮ります. Luna: That was fun. I feel like I could actually use these phrases. Lucas: And you should. Before we move on, I want to mention something. You know, this podcast is possible thanks to listeners like you. If you've been enjoying these lessons and they've helped you make progress, consider supporting us. It's a small gesture, but it keeps everything going. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps. We appreciate every bit of support. Lucas: Alright, now back to our leaves. Imagine you're in a place like Kyoto in late November. The trees are blazing with color. You turn to your friend and say, 紅葉がきれいです. Luna: 紅葉がきれいです. Lucas: And they reply, いいですね. Then you suggest, 紅葉を見に行きましょう. Luna: 紅葉を見に行きましょう. Lucas: And once you're there, you take out your camera and say, 写真を撮ります. Luna: 写真を撮ります. This is such a nice chapter of our Japanese journey. Lucas: It really is. And remember, the more you use these, the more natural they'll feel. Let's go through them one more time: 紅葉, 紅葉がきれいです, 紅葉を見に行きましょう, 写真を撮ります, いいですね. Luna: 紅葉, 紅葉がきれいです, 紅葉を見に行きましょう, 写真を撮ります, いいですね. Lucas: Fantastic. That's all for today's episode. We hope you enjoyed this little taste of autumn. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye for now, and happy leaf viewing.