ベルが鳴ったとき、聴衆は彼らの席についた。

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べるが鳴ったとき、聴衆は彼らの席についた。

English Translation

When the bell rang, the audience took their seats.

Furigana

ベルが鳴(な)ったとき、聴衆(ちょうしゅう)は彼(かれ)らの席(せき)についた。

Romanji

Beru ga natta toki, chōshū wa karera no seki ni tsuita.

Words

ベル (ベル)

bell; bel; B

が (が)

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

鳴る (なる)

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)

audience; attendance; hearers

は (は)

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

席 (せき)

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink