運転手は答えた。「まぁ、とりあえず運転免許でも取りたいと思います。」

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English Translation

"Well, I guess I'm going to get a driver's license," he answered.

Furigana

運転手(うんてんしゅ)は答(こた)えた。「まぁ、とりあえず運転(うんてん)免許(めんきょ)でも取(と)りたいと思(おも)います。」

Romanji

Untenshu wa kotaeta." maxa, toriaezu unten menkyo de mo toritai to omoimasu."

Words

運転手 (うんてんしゅ)

driver; chauffeur

は (は)

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

答える (こたえる)

to answer; to reply

まあ (まあ、ま)

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

取りあえず (とりあえず)

at once; first of all; for the time being; for now

運転 (うんてん)

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

免許 (めんきょ)

license; permit; licence; certificate

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember