彼女は飛行機に乗り込む前に、私に手を振った。

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English Translation

She waved at me before she got on board the plane.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は飛行機(ひこうき)に乗(の)り込(こ)む前(まえ)に、私(わたし)に手(て)を振(ふ)った。

Romanji

Kanojo wa hikōki ni norikomu mae ni, watashi ni te o futta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

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

乗り込む (のりこむ)

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into; to march into; to enter

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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.

振る (ふる)

to wave; to shake; to swing; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump; to abandon; to give up; to ruin; to add kana indicating a reading of a word; to slightly change headings; to change directions; to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct; to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine); to bring up the main topic; to replace; to substitute; to set up a joke for somebody else