In Japanese, "hot" is 暑い (atsui). It is a adjective pronounced "ah-tsoo-ee".
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暑い is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as atsui, it sounds roughly like "ah-tsoo-ee" to an English ear.
今日の天気はとても暑いです。
Kyou no tenki wa totemo atsui desu.
Today's weather is very hot.
Atsui (暑い) refers to hot atmospheric temperature. Use it for weather and hot days. For objects that feel hot to the touch, use atsui in a different context, or netsui for a fever.
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Buy on Steam暑い is romanised as atsui. Say it roughly like "ah-tsoo-ee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
暑い is an i-adjective. The form shown is the plain form, which works in casual speech. To make it polite, add desu at the end of the sentence. The word itself does not change.
暑い is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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