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Locals Keep Saying This Word to You All July in Japan.

To say It's so humid, isn't it. in Japanese, say 蒸し暑いですね (mushiatsui desu ne).

Everyone keeps saying the same word to you in Japan this month, and it isn't just atsui. Here's the July one.

mushiatsui desu ne It's so humid, isn't it.

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  1. 蒸し暑いですね。 mushiatsui desu ne. It's so humid, isn't it.
  2. 今日は本当に蒸し暑いですね。 kyō wa hontō ni mushiatsui desu ne. It's really humid today, isn't it.

Why this phrase

Plain atsui only means hot, but Japan in July is wet-hot and locals have a word for exactly that. Teaches mushiatsui as instant small-talk rapport with the ne agreement tag. Distinct from the dry it-is-hot phrase already in the catalog.

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