美しい曲だね。とジョンが言いました。

美しい曲だね。とジョンが言いました。

That's beautiful, said John.

美(うつく)しい曲(きょく)だね。とジョンが言(い)いました。

Utsukushii kyoku da ne. to Jon ga iimashita.

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

曲 (きょく)

tune; piece of music

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

と (と)

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

が (が)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Readings: ビ、ミ、うつく.しい

Meanings: beauty, beautiful

Readings: キョク、ま.がる、ま.げる、くま

Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word