英語の授業の間、私たちは先生の話を聞いた。

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English Translation

We listened to the teacher during the English lesson.

Furigana

英語(えいご)の授業(じゅぎょう)の間(ま)、私(わたし)たちは先生(せんせい)の話(はなし)を聞(き)いた。

Romanji

Eigo no jugyō no ma, watashitachi wa sensei no hanashi o kiita.

Words

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

授業 (じゅぎょう)

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance