Japanese listening diary · Day 278

The Hotel Humidifier Didn't Help at All

ホテルの加湿器が全然効かなかった
October 11, 2026
About a minuteSlow, natural Japanese
Real JapaneseN5–N3 friendly
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At the end of this summer in Tokyo, it rained for 38 days straight, and instead of the usual hot end to summer, it was chilly day after day. The temperature was low, and even when the rain stopped, the air was dry. The hotel room was drier than usual, so when I woke up in the morning, my throat was parched and my skin was dry and flaky. I was so concerned about the dryness that I called the front desk and borrowed a humidifier. But it seemed like the humidifier wasn't very powerful, because even though I kept it on all the time, my throat stayed parched and my skin stayed dry. After two days of dryness at the hotel, even after returning home, my skin is still dry.

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Excerpt
No. 278Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
ことしのなつのおわりのとうきょうは、さんじゅうはちにちかんもあめがつづいて、いつものあついなつのおわりとはちがって、はださむいひがつづいていました。きおんがひくくて、あめがやんでもくうきがかんそうしています。ほてるのへやは、いつもいじょうにかんそうがひどくて、あさおきたらのどはからからだし、おはだもかぴかぴにかんそうしたじょうたいでした。
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肌寒いはださむいchilly

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