もちろん学生時代に英語は勉強したけど、本格的に始めたのはここ２、３年くらい前です。

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English Translation

Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously.

Furigana

もちろん学生(がくせい)時代(じだい)に英語(えいご)は勉強(べんきょう)したけど、本格的(ほんかくてき)に始(はじ)めたのはここ２、３年(ねん)くらい前(まえ)です。

Romanji

Mochiron gakusei jidai ni eigo wa benkyōshita kedo, honkakuteki ni hajimeta no wa koko ni, san nen kurai mae desu.

Words

勿論 (もちろん)

of course; certainly; naturally

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

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

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

は (は)

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

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

本格的 (ほんかくてき)

genuine; real; regular; normal; typical; standard; orthodox; full-scale; full-blown; all-out; full-fledged; professional

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

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

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

です (です)

be; is