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Rainy Season Flashcards

梅雨
(つゆ)

Rainy season in Japanese is called 梅雨(つゆ) (tsuyu). Learn rainy-season-related vocabulary. 

かさ (kasa)
umbrella
水たまり
みずたまり (mizutamari)
puddle
レインブーツ
(reinbūtsu)
rain boots
カッパ
(kappa)
poncho
しずく (shizuku)
a drop
あじさい
(ajisai)
hydrangea
カタツムリ
(katatsumuri)
snail
にじ (niji)
rainbow
てるてる坊主
(teru teru bōzu)
good weather charm

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Vocabulary:

梅雨(つゆ) rainy season

(みず)たまり puddle

■ レインブーツ rain boots

■ カッパ poncho

(かさ) umbrella

雨傘(あまがさ) umbrella

日傘(ひがさ) parasol

晴雨兼用傘(せいうけんようがさ) all-weather umbrella

()りたたみ(がさ) pocket/foldable umbrella

(しずく) a drop (of water)

■ あじさい hydrangea

■ カタツムリ snail

(にじ) rainbow

■ てるてる坊主(ぼうず) teru teru bozu (good weather charm)

Raining, not raining:

(あめ)()ってきた
It’s starting to rain.

(あめ)がぽつぽつと()ってきた
Drops of rain are starting to fall.

(あめ)()
the rain stops

(あめ)()んだみたい
It looks like the rain stopped.

When you forget your umbrella:

(かさ)をさす
put up an umbrella

■ 「あぁ、お(みせ)(かさ)を忘れた」
Oh no, I forgot my umbrella at the restaurant.

「あぁ、お(みせ)()りたたみ(かさ)(わす)れた」
Oh no, I forgot my pocket umbrella at the restaurant.

Prepping with rain gear:

(みず)たまりがある
There’s a puddle.

(おお)きな(みず)たまりがある
There’s a big puddle.

レインブーツをはく
wear rain boots

(すそ)(よご)れないようにレインブーツをはく
wear rain boots to prevent the hems from soiling

■ カッパを()
wear a poncho

カッパを()自転車(じてんしゃ)()
wear a poncho and ride a bike

Rainy season and nature:

(しずく)()ちる
a drop falls

(しずく)がぽたっと()ちる
a drop plops

■ あじさいが()
the hydrangeas bloom

毎年(まいとし)あじさいが()
The hydrangeas bloom every year.

■ カタツムリがはう
the snail crawls

カタツムリがのそのそとはう
The snail crawls slowly.

太陽(たいよう)が出る
the sun comes out

「やっと太陽(たいよう)()た」
The sun is finally out.

(にじ)がかかる
a rainbow appears

「あっ、(にじ)だ!」
Look, it’s a rainbow!

Wishing for good weather:

■ てるてる坊主(ぼうず)をつるす
hang a teru teru bozu (a good weather charm)

てるてる坊主(ぼうず)(まど)につるす
hang a teru teru bozu (a good weather charm) by the window

■ 「明日(あした)()れますように」
Please let there be sunshine tomorrow.

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