(おおいたけん)

Oita Prefecture

(ひたし)

Hita City

(ことし)

this year

(はじめて)

for the first time

(もうしょび)

extremely hot day (35°C+)

(あつい)

hot

(きおん)

temperature (air)

(ど)

degree

(たかい)

expensive; high

(いう)

to say

(にほん)

Japan

(やま)

mountain

(ちかい)

near / close

(まち)

town

(なつ)

Summer

(ひ)

day

(ひと)

person / people

(みず)

water

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(のむ)

to drink

(きしょうだい)

meteorological observatory, weather station

(まだ)

still; yet

(きをつける)

to be careful

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(そと)

outside

(ながい)

long

(じかん)

time

(とき)

time / occasion

(ぼうし)

hat

(かぶる)

to wear (on the head)

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

than / more than

Indicates comparison. Used to say prices rose on average 2.8% compared to last year.

to say that ...

Quotation pattern. と marks the quoted content, followed by 言う (to say). Used for both direct and indirect speech.

please do ...

Polite request form. Formed with て-form + ください. Used to ask someone to perform an action.

but / although

Connects two clauses with a contrastive 'but/although' nuance.

大分県日田市　今年初めての猛暑日

Hita City, Oita Prefecture: the first extremely hot day of the year

5月21日、大分県の日田市はとても暑くなりました。

On May 21, Hita City in Oita Prefecture became very hot.

気温が35度より高くなりました。

The temperature rose above 35 degrees.

これは「猛暑日」と言います。

This is called a "extremely hot day."

今年、日本で初めての猛暑日です。

It is the first extremely hot day in Japan this year.

日田市は山に近い町です。

Hita City is a town close to the mountains.

夏はとても暑くなります。

In summer it gets very hot.

この日、町の人は水をたくさん飲みました。

On this day, the people of the town drank a lot of water.

気象台の人は「まだ5月ですが、とても暑いです。

A person from the meteorological observatory said, "It is still May, but it is very hot.

みなさん、気をつけてください」と話しました。

Everyone, please be careful."

外で長い時間いる時は、帽子をかぶってください。

When you stay outside for a long time, please wear a hat.