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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. It's getting really cold out, isn't it? It's winter for sure. Lucas: Absolutely. And last episode we were talking about warm winter drinks. But today, let's talk about something else we need in winter — warm clothes. Luna: Oh, I love winter fashion. Scarves, gloves, hats... so cozy. Lucas: Exactly. And in Japanese, we have specific words for all of those. Let's start with the basics. The word for coat is コート. Luna: コート. That sounds like 'coat' already. Lucas: Right, it's a loanword. Easy, right? Just remember, コート. Let's say it together. コート. Luna: コート. I've got it. Lucas: Great. Now, gloves. In Japanese, gloves are 手袋. Luna: 手袋. Hmm, that's different. 手袋. Lucas: You said it perfectly. It literally means 'hand bag' — 手 is hand, and 袋 is bag. So 手袋. Luna: Oh, that's so logical. 手袋. Hand bag. I love it. Lucas: Next up, scarf. The Japanese word is マフラー. Luna: マフラー. That's fun to say. マフラー. Lucas: And a hat — a winter hat — is 帽子. Luna: 帽子. 帽子. It sounds like 'bo-shi'. Okay, I'll remember that. Lucas: Let's review all four. コート, 手袋, マフラー, 帽子. Luna: コート, 手袋, マフラー, 帽子. Got it. Lucas: Now, let's put them in a sentence. If you want to say 'It's cold, so I wear a coat,' you can say 寒いので、コートを着ます. Luna: 寒いので、コートを着ます. That's a mouthful. Could you say it again? Lucas: Sure. 寒いので、コートを着ます. 寒い is cold, ので means 'so', and コートを着ます means 'wear a coat.' Luna: 寒いので、コートを着ます. I think I've got it. 寒いので、コートを着ます. Lucas: Perfect. And if you lose your gloves, you can say 手袋をなくしました. Luna: Oh no, that's a sad sentence. 手袋をなくしました. I hope that doesn't happen. Lucas: Let's practice that one too. 手袋をなくしました. Luna: 手袋をなくしました. It's a bit of a tongue twister, but I'll practice. Lucas: You know, in Japan, when it's this cold, people wear layers. And they often use a こたつ — a heated table. It's the best way to stay warm. Luna: Oh, I've heard about those. Sounds amazing. I'd love to curl up under one. Lucas: Right. And you know, this show is ad-free and comes to you every week because of listeners like you. If Fexingo has been helping you pick up Japanese, and you'd like to keep it that way, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really makes a difference for us. And we appreciate it a ton. Lucas: Okay, back to the cold. So we have コート, 手袋, マフラー, 帽子. And we can make sentences like 寒いので、コートを着ます. Luna: Let's try to make a sentence with scarf. What about 寒いので、マフラーをします? Is that right? Lucas: Almost. The verb for wearing a scarf is 巻きます — to wrap. So you'd say マフラーを巻きます. But します is also common in casual speech. Good try! Luna: Ah, so マフラーを巻きます. Thanks for the tweak. Lucas: Let's practice that: 寒いので、マフラーを巻きます. Luna: 寒いので、マフラーを巻きます. That's a good one. Lucas: And what about a hat? 帽子をかぶります — to put on a hat. Luna: 帽子をかぶります. That's new. Let me try: 寒いので、帽子をかぶります. Lucas: Perfect. So now we have three sentences: 寒いので、コートを着ます. 寒いので、マフラーを巻きます. 寒いので、帽子をかぶります. Luna: And if I want to say I lost my gloves, I'd say 手袋をなくしました. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick review of everything we learned today. Luna: Okay. So we have コート, 手袋, マフラー, 帽子. And the sentences: 寒いので、コートを着ます. 寒いので、マフラーを巻きます. 寒いので、帽子をかぶります. And 手袋をなくしました. Lucas: You nailed it. That's a solid set of winter gear vocabulary. Luna: Now I feel ready for the snow. As long as I have my コート, my 手袋, my マフラー, and my 帽子. Lucas: And don't forget your こたつ. But seriously, practice these phrases until we meet again. See you next time. Luna: See you, everyone. Keep warm and keep learning.