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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo! Episode 34 already — can you believe it? Luna: I know! It's wild. I've been practicing our past episodes, like asking for directions. I got lost the other day and actually used まっすぐ行ってください! Lucas: Wait — you used it in real life? That's amazing! How did it go? Luna: The person looked confused, but I think they got it. Anyway, what are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're talking about clothing — clothes you wear every day. Let's start with a basic word: shirt. In Japanese, shirt is シャツ. Luna: シャツ. That sounds like 'shirt' but with a Japanese accent. Lucas: Exactly. Many clothing words are borrowed from English. Let's say it together: シャツ. Luna: シャツ. Lucas: Good. Now pants. In Japanese, pants are パンツ. Luna: パンツ. That one is also borrowed. パンツ. Lucas: Right. But careful — パンツ can also mean underwear in some contexts, but for now we'll use it for pants or trousers. Next, shoes: くつ. Luna: くつ. That's different — not borrowed. Lucas: Nope, it's native Japanese. くつ. Try saying it. Luna: くつ. Short and crisp. Lucas: Perfect. Now we need a verb: to wear. In Japanese, to wear is きる. Luna: きる. Like the sound of 'kill' but with an R? It's softer, right? Lucas: Yeah, softer. きる. Let's try a phrase: シャツをきる — I wear a shirt. を is the object marker, like in previous episodes. Luna: シャツをきる. So を marks 'shirt' as the thing being worn. Lucas: Exactly. Now you try: パンツをきる. Luna: パンツをきる. I wear pants. Lucas: Yes! And くつをきる — I wear shoes. Luna: くつをきる. Hmm, but wait — can you really 'wear' shoes? In English we say 'put on' shoes. But in Japanese, きる works for shoes too? Lucas: Great question! Actually, for shoes, Japanese often uses はく, but きる is acceptable in casual speech. Let's keep it simple for now. Luna: Okay, got it. So I can say くつをきる. Lucas: Let's practice a full sentence: 今日はシャツをきる — I wear a shirt today. 今日 we learned before, meaning today. Luna: 今日はシャツをきる. Today I wear a shirt. Lucas: You got it. Now imagine it's cold. You might say 今日はパンツをきる and くつをきる. Luna: 今日はパンツをきる。くつをきる. So I'm dressed! Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick review. First word: shirt? Luna: シャツ. Lucas: Pants? Luna: パンツ. Lucas: Shoes? Luna: くつ. Lucas: To wear? Luna: きる. Lucas: Wonderful. Now put it together: シャツをきる. Luna: シャツをきる. Lucas: パンツをきる. Luna: パンツをきる. Lucas: くつをきる. Luna: くつをきる. Lucas: You're a natural. Now imagine you're going out. What would you say? Luna: Today I wear shirt, pants, shoes. 今日はシャツをきる、パンツをきる、くつをきる. Lucas: That's it. You just described your outfit in Japanese. I'm impressed. Luna: Thanks! I might actually use this next time I get dressed. Lucas: Do it! Practice by saying what you're wearing each morning. Okay, let's wrap up. Repeat after me one more time: シャツ. Luna: シャツ. Lucas: パンツ. Luna: パンツ. Lucas: くつ. Luna: くつ. Lucas: きる. Luna: きる. Lucas: Great job. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll catch you next time! Luna: See you later! またね!