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day 28I hear the heating’s broken

unit 5 · home & health

    I hear the heating’s broken

    Pass on what you've heard with plain form + そうです, say what something seems like with みたい, and talk about heating, hot water and noises at home.

    today’s words

    • みたい · seems, looks like; like (casual)
    • 水道 すいどう · water supply, tap water
    • ガス · gas
    • 電灯 でんとう · electric light, lamp
    • 冷房 れいぼう · air conditioning, cooling
    • 暖房 だんぼう · heating
    • 冷える ひえる · to get cold, chill
    • 湯 ゆ · hot water (お湯)
    • 沸かす わかす · to boil (water), heat
    • 沸く わく · to boil, come to the boil
    • 火 ひ · fire, flame
    • 音 おと · sound, noise
    • 聞こえる きこえる · can be heard, can hear
    • 鳴る なる · to ring, sound
    • ベル · bell, doorbell
    • 留守 るす · being out, away from home
    • 昼間 ひるま · daytime
    • 故障 こしょう · breakdown, out of order (故障する)

    sentences

    • 今晩はとても冷えるそうです。 · I hear it's going to be very cold tonight.
    • 暖房が故障しているみたいだ。 · The heating seems to be broken.
    • 家の人は留守で、明日帰るそうだ。 · The owner's away; I hear she'll be back tomorrow.
    • お湯を沸かして、熱いお茶を飲んだ。 · I boiled some water and had a hot cup of tea.
    • 台所から変な音が聞こえる。 · I can hear a strange noise from the kitchen.