The rainy season offers a familiar topic for small talk and everyday plans.

The idea

梅雨 is the rainy season; 梅雨に入る means it begins and 梅雨が明ける means it ends. 湿気 is humidity and むし暑い describes muggy heat. Timing varies by region and year. The examples use polite Japanese.

Examples

  • 梅雨つゆに入はいりましたね。The rainy season has begun, hasn’t it?
  • 今日きょうは雨あめがよく降ふります。It is raining a lot today.
  • 傘かさを持もって行いきましょう。Let’s take an umbrella with us.
  • 湿気しっけが多おおくて、むし暑あついです。It is humid and muggy.
  • 洗濯物せんたくものがなかなか乾かわきません。The laundry is taking a long time to dry.
  • 梅雨つゆが明あけたら、散歩さんぽに行いきたいです。When the rainy season ends, I want to go for a walk.

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Watch out

梅雨 does not mean it rains constantly. なかなか with a negative describes something taking longer than hoped.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the word for the rainy season: （梅雨つゆ／傘かさ）

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    梅雨

    梅雨 is the rainy season; 傘 is an umbrella.

  2. Choose what to take in the rain: （傘かさ／梅雨つゆ）

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    傘

    傘 is an umbrella, something you can take when it rains.

  3. Complete: the rainy season ends: 梅雨つゆが＿。（明あけます／入はいります）

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    明けます

    明ける marks the end of the rainy season; 入る marks its beginning.

Use it today

Describe the weather and one change to your plans during the rainy season.