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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so glad you are here. Lucas: Today we are going to a small local market. Luna: Oh, I love markets. The smells, the colors. Lucas: We will learn five key phrases for buying food. Luna: Let's start with asking for vegetables. Lucas: The phrase is 野菜をください. Luna: 野菜をください. Lucas: That was perfect. It means 'Please give me vegetables.' Luna: I can say that again. 野菜をください. Lucas: Good. Now imagine you see some apples. Luna: You want to know the price? Lucas: Yes. The phrase is これはいくらですか. Luna: これはいくらですか. Lucas: Excellent. 'How much is this?' Luna: これはいくらですか. Lucas: Now, you have your items in hand. Luna: Do they offer a plastic bag? Lucas: Sometimes. You can ask: 袋は必要ですか. Luna: 袋は必要ですか. Lucas: Spot on. 'Do you need a bag?' Luna: 袋は必要ですか. Lucas: You decide you do not need one today. Luna: So you head to the register. Lucas: You say: レジで払います. Luna: レジで払います. Lucas: 'I will pay at the register.' Luna: レジで払います. Lucas: Finally, the transaction is done. Luna: It is polite to thank them. Lucas: Yes. Say: ありがとうございました. Luna: ありがとうございました. Lucas: 'Thank you very much.' Luna: ありがとうございました. Lucas: Let us review all five phrases together. Luna: First: 野菜をください. Lucas: Second: これはいくらですか. Luna: Third: 袋は必要ですか. Lucas: Fourth: レジで払います. Luna: Fifth: ありがとうございました. Lucas: Great job, Luna. Luna: I feel ready for the market. Lucas: We deliberately do not run ads on these episodes. Luna: It keeps the audio clean and focused. Lucas: If you want to support that choice, visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: Your support helps us keep making content like this. Lucas: Back to our market scenario. Luna: You walk up to the vegetable stand. Lucas: You point to some spinach. Luna: You say: 野菜をください. Lucas: The vendor smiles and hands them over. Luna: Then you see a basket of lemons. Lucas: You ask: これはいくらですか. Luna: He tells you the price. Lucas: You take the lemons too. Luna: But wait, do you need a bag? Lucas: You check your pockets. Luna: You ask: 袋は必要ですか. Lucas: She says no thanks, she has her own. Luna: So you carry them by hand. Lucas: You move to the cashier. Luna: You place your items down. Lucas: You say clearly: レジで払います. Luna: You hand over your cash. Lucas: The cashier gives you change. Luna: It is important to be polite. Lucas: You bow slightly and say: ありがとうございました. Luna: The cashier bows back. Lucas: A simple, successful interaction. Luna: I really liked that flow. Lucas: Repetition makes it stick. Luna: Let's try the whole sequence one more time. Lucas: Ready? Luna: 1: 野菜をください. Lucas: 2: これはいくらですか. Luna: 3: 袋は必要ですか. Lucas: 4: レジで払います. Luna: 5: ありがとうございました. Lucas: You are doing great. Luna: I think I can remember them all. Lucas: Practice them while you cook dinner tonight. Luna: Maybe I will make a salad. Lucas: That sounds healthy. Luna: Using fresh vegetables is nice. Lucas: Fexingo is always here to help. Luna: Keep practicing until we chat again. Lucas: See you next time.