(にほん)

Japan

(つゆ)

Rainy season; tsuyu

(はいる)

to enter, be contained in

(いま)

now

(きせつ)

Season

(ろくがつ)

June

(あめ)

rain

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(そら)

sky

(いつも)

always, usually

(くもる)

to become cloudy

(ひ)

day

(ひとびと)

people

(かさ)

umbrella

(もつ)

to have; to hold

(でかける)

to go out

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(ばす)

bus

(こむ)

to be crowded

(こども)

child

(そと)

outside

(あそぶ)

to play

(しちがつ)

July

(つづく)

to continue

(おおい)

many

(たんぼ)

rice paddy / rice field

(こめ)

Rice (uncooked)

(たいせつ)

important

(みず)

water

(あじさい)

hydrangea

(はな)

flower

(きれい)

pretty, clean

(さく)

to bloom / to blossom

did ... (polite past)

Polite past tense of verbs. Formed with verb stem + ました. Used in formal or polite speech to describe completed actions.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

from ... to ...

Indicates a range of time, place, or quantity. から marks the starting point, and here it is used to show a range (2週間から3週間).

but / however (contrast)

Conjunctive particle used to connect two clauses with contrasting or unexpected information.

日本は梅雨に入りました

Japan has entered the rainy season

日本は今、梅雨の季節です。

Japan is now in the rainy season.

六月は雨がたくさん降ります。

It rains a lot in June.

空はいつも曇っています。

The sky is always cloudy.

雨の日は、人々は傘を持って出かけます。

On rainy days, people go out carrying umbrellas.

電車やバスは込みます。

Trains and buses get crowded.

子どもたちは外で遊ぶことができません。

Children cannot play outside.

梅雨は六月から七月まで続きます。

The rainy season lasts from June to July.

雨が多いですが、田んぼの米には大切な水です。

There is a lot of rain, but it is important water for the rice in the paddies.

あじさいの花もきれいに咲きます。

Hydrangea flowers also bloom beautifully.