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Learn Hardcore Japanese: natu - summer

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 3
/natsu

natsu

Word

夏なつnatsu

Meaning

summer

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

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Usages of natsu

夏なつ　に　私わたし　は　海うみ　で　泳およぎます。natsu ni watashi wa umi de oyogimasu.

In summer I swim in the sea.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

夏なつ　より　冬ふゆ　の　ほう　が　好すき　です。natsu yori fuyu no hou ga suki desu.

I like winter more than summer.

夏なつ　の　海うみ　で　友達ともだち　と　一緒いっしょ　に　泳およぎません　か？natsu no umi de tomodachi to issho ni oyogimasen ka?

Shall we swim together with a friend at the summer sea?

夏なつ　の　朝あさ　は　早はやい　です。natsu no asa wa hayai desu.

Summer mornings are early.

私わたしたち　は　夏なつ　に　美術館びじゅつかん　を　訪おとずれます。watashitachi wa natsu ni bijutsukan o otozuremasu.

We visit the art museum in summer.

私わたし　は　夏なつ　に　短みじかい　時間じかん　だけ　働はたらく　つもり　です。watashi wa natsu ni mijikai jikan dake hataraku tsumori desu.

I plan to work only for a short time in summer.

夏なつ　に　家族かぞく　と　一緒いっしょ　に　花火はなび　を　見みます。natsu ni kazoku to issho ni hanabi o mimasu.

In summer, I watch fireworks with my family.

夏なつ　の　夜よる　は　すずしい　です。natsu no yoru wa suzushii desu.

Summer nights are cool.

夏なつ　でも　冷房れいぼう　を　強つよく　しない　ほう　が　いい　と　思おもいます。natsu demo reibou o tsuyoku shinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it’s better not to set the air conditioner too high even in summer.

私わたし　は　夏なつ　に　冷つめたい　水みず　を　飲のみます。watashi wa natsu ni tsumetai mizu o nomimasu.

I drink cold water in summer.

去年きょねん　の　夏なつ　の　イベント　で　は、　簡単かんたん　な　こと　を　して　景品けいひん　を　二ふたつ　も　もらいました。kyonen no natsu no ibento de wa, kantan na koto o shite keihin o futatsu mo moraimashita.

At last summer’s event, I got two prizes just by doing something simple.

夏なつ　は　帽子ぼうし　を　かぶって　外そと　を　歩あるく　よう　に　して　いる。natsu wa boushi o kabutte soto o aruku you ni shite iru.

In summer I make sure to wear a hat when I walk outside.

夏なつ　は　湿度しつど　が　高たかい　と、　エアコン　を　つけない　と　眠ねむれません。natsu wa shitsudo ga takai to, eakon o tsukenai to nemuremasen.

In summer, when the humidity is high, I can’t sleep without turning on the air conditioner.

夏なつ　に　家族かぞく　と　一緒いっしょ　に　なし　を　食たべます。natsu ni kazoku to issho ni nashi o tabemasu.

In summer I eat pears together with my family.

夏なつ　は　寝ねる　とき、　扇風機せんぷうき　を　弱よわく　つけて　おく　と　睡眠すいみん　が　気き持もちよく　なります。natsu wa neru toki, senpuuki o yowaku tsukete oku to suimin ga kimochiyoku narimasu.

In summer, if I leave the fan on low while sleeping, my sleep feels better.

夏なつ　の　夜よる　に　は、　扇風機せんぷうき　の　音おと　を　聞ききながら　寝ねます。natsu no yoru ni wa, senpuuki no oto o kikinagara nemasu.

On summer nights, I sleep while listening to the sound of the fan.

夏なつ　は　扇風機せんぷうき　を　使つかって　部屋へや　を　涼すずしく　して　から　宿題しゅくだい　を　します。natsu wa senpuuki o tsukatte heya o suzushiku shite kara shukudai o shimasu.

In summer, I cool the room with a fan before doing my homework.

夏なつ　の　朝あさ　の　散歩さんぽ　は　気持きもち　いい　です。natsu no asa no sanpo wa kimochi ii desu.

Taking a walk on a summer morning feels good.

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