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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas, and with me as always is the wonderful Luna. Luna: Hey everyone! I am so ready for today. What are we learning? Lucas: Well, we've been in the kitchen for a few episodes, so I thought we'd take that knowledge to a restaurant. Specifically, a sushi counter. Luna: Ooh, sushi! I love sushi. But I never know what to say in Japanese. Lucas: That's exactly why we're here. Today we're learning four words: 寿司, 刺身, 醤油, and わさび. Luna: Okay, I think I know the first one. 寿司 — that's sushi, right? Lucas: Exactly right. 寿司. Let's say it together: 寿司. Luna: 寿司. Lucas: Perfect. Now, next is 刺身. This is sashimi — raw fish sliced thin. Luna: 刺身. That sounds like 'sashimi' but with a Japanese accent. Lucas: Exactly. 刺身. Good. Third word: 醤油. That's soy sauce. Luna: 醤油. That one's a bit longer. 醤油. Lucas: You've got it. And the last one is わさび. Wasabi — the spicy green paste. Luna: わさび. I love that stuff. But only a little bit. Lucas: Smart. So let's practice a little scene. Imagine you're at a sushi counter. You want to order 寿司 and 刺身. Luna: Okay, so I'd say '寿司と刺身をお願いします'? That's 'Sushi and sashimi, please,' right? Lucas: That's perfect. You remembered 'お願いします' from our ordering episode. Great work. Luna: Aww, thanks. And then maybe I want 醤油 and わさび on the side. Lucas: You could say '醤油とわさびをお願いします'. But usually, they come automatically. Still, good to know. Luna: Let me repeat them all: 寿司, 刺身, 醤油, わさび. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a quick quiz. I'll say the English, you say the Japanese. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: Sushi. Luna: 寿司. Lucas: Sashimi. Luna: 刺身. Lucas: Soy sauce. Luna: 醤油. Lucas: Wasabi. Luna: わさび. Nailed it! Lucas: You did. That was great. Now, you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Japanese, there's a small way you can help keep these episodes coming. Luna: Yeah, a handful of listeners already chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that literally funds making this many episodes. Lucas: It keeps the show ad-free and lets us keep going. No pressure at all, but if you find value in it, that's the spot. Luna: Totally. And now, back to sushi. Can we do a little role-play? Lucas: Absolutely. I'll be the chef, you be the customer. I'll say 'いらっしゃいませ' — welcome. Luna: And I'll say '寿司と刺身をお願いします'. Lucas: Perfect. Then I'll say 'はい、かしこまりました' — sure, right away. Luna: And I'll say '醤油とわさびもお願いします'. Lucas: Great job. So today we learned 寿司, 刺身, 醤油, and わさび. Repeat them one more time with me: 寿司. Luna: 寿司. Lucas: 刺身. Luna: 刺身. Lucas: 醤油. Luna: 醤油. Lucas: わさび. Luna: わさび. Lucas: Practice these till we talk again. See you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye everyone!