日本の夏はとても暑くて湿度が高いです。気温が30度を超える日も多く、外に少しいるだけで汗をたくさんかきます🥵そのため、日本人はいろいろな方法で暑い夏を乗り切っています🔥
夏になると、多くの人がエアコンを使います。エアコンには部屋を冷やす機能だけではなく、「除湿」という機能もあります😊除湿は空気の中の湿気を減らす機能です。気温がそれほど高くなくても、湿度が高いと蒸し暑く感じるので、梅雨の時期には除湿を使う人がたくさんいます👍
また、扇風機も人気です。エアコンと一緒に使うと、冷たい空気が部屋全体に広がるので、より涼しく感じます。最近は「ハンディファン」と呼ばれる小さい扇風機も人気です。電車を待つときや外を歩くときに使う人をよく見かけます🧐私も持っていますよ～！
夏の前になると、エアコンを掃除する家庭も多いです。長い間使っていないエアコンにはほこりやカビがたまることがあります。自分で掃除する人もいますが、専門のクリーニング会社に頼む人もいます。ただし、料金は少し高く、1台で1万円以上かかることもあります😑
日本の夏は大変ですが、エアコンや扇風機、除湿機能などを上手に使いながら、多くの人が暑さと戦っています🥹体調に気を付けましょうね！
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Japan’s summers are very hot and humid. There are many days when the temperature rises above 30°C, and you can sweat a lot just by being outside for a short time. Because of this, Japanese people use various methods to survive the hot summer months.
When summer arrives, many people use air conditioners. Air conditioners not only cool rooms but also have a function called “dehumidification”. Dehumidification reduces the moisture in the air. Even if the temperature is not very high, high humidity can make the weather feel sticky and uncomfortable, so many people use the dehumidification mode during the rainy season.
Fans are also popular. When used together with an air conditioner, they help spread cool air throughout the room, making it feel even cooler. Recently, small portable fans called “handy fans” have become very popular. You can often see people using them while waiting for trains or walking outside. I have one too!
Before summer begins, many families clean their air conditioners. Air conditioners that have not been used for a long time can collect dust and mold. Some people clean them themselves, while others hire professional cleaning companies. However, the cost can be a little expensive, and cleaning one unit may cost more than 10,000 yen.
Japanese summers can be challenging, but many people manage the heat by using air conditioners, fans, and dehumidification functions effectively. Be sure to take care of your health!
Vocabulary List
- 湿度しつどhumidity
- 気温きおんtemperature
- 超えるこえるto exceed
- 汗あせsweat
- 乗り切るのりきるto get through; overcome
- 機能きのうfunction
- 除湿じょしつdehumidification
- 空気くうきair
- 湿気しっけmoisture; humidity
- 減らすへらすto reduce
- 蒸し暑いむしあついhot and humid
- 梅雨つゆrainy season
- 扇風機せんぷうきfan
- 部屋全体へやぜんたいthe whole room
- 涼しいすずしいcool
- ハンディファンportable fan
- 掃除するそうじするto clean
- 家庭かていhousehold
- ほこりdust
- カビmold
- 専門せんもんspecialized
- 頼むたのむto request; hire
- 料金りょうきんfee; cost
- 体調たいちょうphysical condition; health
- 気を付けるきをつけるto be careful; take care of oneself
