カリフォルニアは日本と同じくらいの広さだ。

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English Translation

California is about as large as Japan.

Furigana

カリフォルニアは日本(にっぽん)と同(おな)じくらいの広(ひろ)さだ。

Romanji

Karifuxorunia wa Nippon to onaji kurai no hirosa da.

Words

カリフォルニア (カリフォルニア、カルフォルニア)

California

は (は)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

と (と)

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

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

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

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

広い (ひろい)

spacious; vast; wide

だ (だ)

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