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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 40 already — can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? We've learned so much together. Today we're going to talk about feelings. Luna: Oh, I love that! So how do I say 'I'm happy' in Japanese? Lucas: Great question. The word for happy is 嬉しい. Listen: 嬉しい. Luna: 嬉しい. Lucas: Perfect! Now to say 'I am happy', you say 嬉しいです. 嬉しいです. Luna: 嬉しいです. Lucas: Exactly. So if you're feeling good, you can say 嬉しいです. Luna: 嬉しいです! I'm happy to be learning this. Lucas: And what about the opposite? Sad is 悲しい. Say it with me: 悲しい. Luna: 悲しい. Lucas: Good. To say 'I am sad', it's 悲しいです. 悲しいです. Luna: 悲しいです. Lucas: Right. So now you can express two basic emotions. Let's practice a little dialogue. Luna: Okay, let's do it! Lucas: I'll ask you: 嬉しいですか? That means 'Are you happy?' Luna: 嬉しいですか? Lucas: Yes! And you can answer: はい、嬉しいです. 'Yes, I am happy.' Luna: はい、嬉しいです. Lucas: Awesome. Now what if I ask: 悲しいですか? 'Are you sad?' Luna: 悲しいですか? Lucas: Perfect. You could say: いいえ、嬉しいです. 'No, I am happy.' Luna: いいえ、嬉しいです. Lucas: Great job! Let's try a quick scene. Imagine you just got a gift. Luna: Ooh, I love gifts! Lucas: So you say: 嬉しいです! With a big smile. Luna: 嬉しいです! Lucas: Nice! And if you drop your ice cream, you might say: 悲しいです. Luna: Oh no! 悲しいです. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's practice the question forms again. Luna, ask me if I'm happy. Luna: 嬉しいですか? Lucas: はい、嬉しいです. I'm happy because you're learning so well! Luna: Aww. Okay, now ask me if I'm sad. Lucas: 悲しいですか? Luna: いいえ、嬉しいです! Not sad at all. Lucas: Perfect. So let's review the key phrases: 嬉しい, 悲しい, 嬉しいです, 悲しいです, 嬉しいですか, 悲しいですか. Luna: 嬉しい, 悲しい, 嬉しいです, 悲しいです, 嬉しいですか, 悲しいですか. Lucas: You got it! Try using these today. If something good happens, say 嬉しいです. If not, you can say 悲しいです. Luna: I'll practice with my friends. Thanks Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome. Thanks for listening to Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time! Luna: Bye bye! 嬉しいです!