Japanese listening diary · Day 240

My Morning Pool Ritual in Bangkok

バンコクの朝、プールで泳ぐ幸せ
September 3, 2026
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My morning routine in Bangkok is to walk at the hotel gym and then swim a little in the pool. At home in Tokyo, walking is part of my daily routine every morning, but I cannot swim in a pool. I love the feeling of my body being wrapped in water. In Bangkok I can swim any time, anywhere, all year round, so my morning pool time is a happy time. When I am in Bangkok it is always for work, so I have to get up early to make time for a walk and a swim. But that is exactly why it is such a pleasure.

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No. 240Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
ばんこくでのあさのるーてぃんは、ほてるのじむでうぉーきんぐをして、そのあとぷーるでかるくおよぐことです。とうきょうのじたくでは、あるくことはまいあさのにっかにしていますが、ぷーるでおよぐことはできません。わたしは、からだがみずにつつまれるかんかくがだいすきなので、いちねんじゅういつでもどこでもおよぐことができる、ばんこくでのあさのぷーるじかんはしあわせなじかんです。
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泳ぐおよぐto swim

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