わたしは子供たちに手品して見せてやるのが好きなんですが、ときどき失敗してしまうんです。

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English Translation

I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.

Furigana

わたしは子供(こども)たちに手品(てじな)して見(み)せてやるのが好(す)きなんですが、ときどき失敗(しっぱい)してしまうんです。

Romanji

Watashi wa kodomotachi ni tejinashite miseteyaru no ga sukina n desu ga, tokidoki shippaishiteshimau n desu.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

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

手品 (てじな)

sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

です (です)

be; is

時々 (ときどき)

sometimes; at times

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder