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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and I'm here with Luna. Luna: Hey everyone! Ready to learn some super useful Japanese today. Lucas: We've covered question words like どこ — 'where'. Now let's learn how to say 'here', 'there', and 'over there'. Luna: Oh, like pointing to things! That sounds really handy. Lucas: Exactly. First word: ここ. It means 'here', close to the speaker. Luna: ここ. Here. Lucas: Right. Now if something is a bit farther, near the listener, we say そこ. That's 'there'. Luna: そこ. So if I'm pointing to something near you, I say そこ? Lucas: Perfect. And for something far from both of us, we say あそこ — 'over there'. Luna: あそこ. That's the one for like, across the street. Lucas: Yeah. Let's practice with a sentence. ここは駅です — 'Here is a station'. Luna: ここは駅です. Here is a station. Lucas: Good. Now if I say トイレはそこです — 'The bathroom is there'. Luna: トイレはそこです. Bathroom is there. Lucas: And finally, あそこはコンビニです — 'Over there is a convenience store'. Luna: あそこはコンビニです. That's great for when you're lost and need a conbini! Lucas: Exactly. Let's say them all once more: ここ, そこ, あそこ. Luna: ここ, そこ, あそこ. Lucas: Now imagine you're at a train station with a friend. You see the ticket machine. It's right next to you. You say...? Luna: ここは切符売り場です? Or just ここ? Lucas: You could say ここは切符売り場です — 'Here is the ticket machine area'. But even just pointing and saying ここ is fine. Luna: Got it. And if the machine is a bit farther, near the friend? Lucas: Then you'd say そこは切符売り場です. Luna: そこは切符売り場です. Nice. Lucas: And if it's across the platform? Luna: あそこは切符売り場です. Lucas: You're getting it! Let's do a quick round of repetition. Repeat after me: ここ. Luna: ここ. Lucas: そこ. Luna: そこ. Lucas: あそこ. Luna: あそこ. Lucas: ここは駅です. Luna: ここは駅です. Lucas: トイレはそこです. Luna: トイレはそこです. Lucas: あそこはコンビニです. Luna: あそこはコンビニです. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Japanese like this, it really means a lot. We keep the show ad-free thanks to listeners who support us. Luna: Yeah, if you've been enjoying these episodes, consider buying us a coffee. It helps us keep doing what we love. Lucas: You can do that at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, but every bit helps. Luna: And it lets us know we're on the right track. Now, back to ここ, そこ, あそこ! Lucas: So, imagine you're looking for a convenience store. You see one far away. You ask your friend? Luna: あそこはコンビニですか? Lucas: Exactly. And your friend might say はい、そうです — 'yes, it is'. Or if it's closer, they'd say ここです or そこです. Luna: So ここ is near me, そこ is near you, あそこ is far from both. Lucas: That's the key. Let's practice with a few more examples. ここは学校です. Luna: ここは学校です — here is school. Lucas: そこは公園です. Luna: そこは公園です — there is a park. Lucas: あそこは病院です. Luna: あそこは病院です — over there is a hospital. Lucas: These are so useful when you're out and about. Can you say 'here is a cafe'? Luna: ここはカフェです. Lucas: Great. And 'the bathroom is there' — near the listener. Luna: トイレはそこです. Lucas: Perfect. Let's wrap up by repeating all three target phrases one more time. ここ. Luna: ここ. Lucas: そこ. Luna: そこ. Lucas: あそこ. Luna: あそこ. Lucas: ここは駅です. Luna: ここは駅です. Lucas: トイレはそこです. Luna: トイレはそこです. Lucas: あそこはコンビニです. Luna: あそこはコンビニです. Lucas: And that's it for today. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. Luna: Practice these and you'll be pointing like a pro. See you next time!