医師は彼にアルコールの量を減らすようにいった。

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English Translation

The doctor advised him to ease up on alcohol.

Furigana

医師(いし)は彼(かれ)にアルコールの量(りょう)を減(へ)らすようにいった。

Romanji

Ishi wa kare ni aruko-ru no ryō o herasu yōni itta.

Words

医師 (いし)

doctor; physician

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

アルコール (アルコール、アルコホル)

alcohol

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

量 (りょう)

quantity; amount; volume; portion (of food)

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.

減らす (へらす)

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix