Feeling Tired from Humid Heat
A conversation about the oppressive humidity and heat making someone feel lethargic and sticky.
Dialogue
Listen and follow along with the conversation
Vocabulary
Essential words and phrases from the dialogue
sticky
Means feeling wet and uncomfortable on your skin because of sweat or humidity, like when the air is moist and makes you feel glued.
humidity
The amount of water vapor in the air, which makes hot weather feel even hotter and more uncomfortable.
oppressive
Describes weather that feels heavy and suffocating, like it's pressing down on you and making it hard to breathe or move.
lethargic
Feeling lazy, tired, and without energy, often because of hot and humid weather.
air-conditioned
A room or place with air conditioning, which cools the air and makes it comfortable in hot weather.
draining
Something that takes away your energy or makes you feel exhausted, like humid heat does to your body.
saps
To gradually take away strength or energy, often used for things like weather or tiredness.
Key Sentences
Important phrases to remember and practice
Ugh, it's so sticky out today. I feel like I'm melting.
This expresses discomfort from humid weather using 'ugh' as a sound of annoyance. 'Out' means outside, and 'feel like' compares the feeling to melting, which is a common idiom for extreme heat. Use this to complain casually about sticky weather.
Tell me about it.
An idiomatic response meaning 'I agree completely' or 'I know exactly what you mean.' It's useful in conversations to show empathy without repeating the complaint, common in informal talks about shared experiences like bad weather.
This humidity is just oppressive. I feel lethargic.
Here, 'just' emphasizes how bad it is, like 'really' or 'extremely.' 'I feel + adjective' is a simple structure to describe personal feelings. Use this to explain how weather affects your mood or energy level.
All I want to do is sit in an air-conditioned room and not move.
This uses 'all I want to do is + verb' to express a strong desire for something simple. It's a common way to show laziness from heat. The infinitive 'to do' and 'and' connect actions, useful for describing wishes in daily complaints.
Even walking a few steps feels like a workout.
'Even' highlights something surprising, like how small efforts feel hard. 'Feels like' compares sensations, and 'workout' means exercise. This sentence pattern is great for exaggerating tiredness in hot weather talks.
This humid heat is just draining.
'Is just + adjective' intensifies the description. 'Draining' means energy-taking. Use this structure to summarize how weather impacts you, ideal for short, expressive complaints about uncomfortable conditions.
It completely saps your energy.
'It' refers to the weather, and 'saps your energy' is a phrasal expression for exhausting someone. 'Completely' means totally. This is useful in agreements to explain general effects of heat on people.