Japanese listening diary · Day 210

My AC Is Either Too Cold or Too Hot

エアコンの温度が決まらない
August 4, 2026
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In the middle of this heat, my air conditioner is not behaving. I want a temperature that is not too cold and does not chill me through, but at 26 or 27 degrees the air turns muggy and I cannot tell whether the unit is running at all. So I have it at 25 now, and at 25 it is cold. The temperature setting and I are simply not getting along. Ours is a little old, so it may be about time to replace it; once this summer is over, I plan to change it for a new one.

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No. 210Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
あついさなか、わがやのえあこんのちょうしがよくありません。さむすぎず、からだをひやしすぎないおんどにせっていをしたいのですが、にじゅうろくどやにじゅうななどだと、もわっとしたくうきで、えあこんをつかっているのかつかっていないのかよくわからないようなじょうたいです。なので、いまはにじゅうごどにせっていしています。
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Vocabulary ことば

最中さなかin the middle of; at the height of
我が家わがやmy home; our household
調子ちょうしcondition; how something is working
設定せっていsetting
買い換えるかいかえるto replace by buying new

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