This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

お肉と魚、どちらになさいますか。

Sentence Analyzer

どちら なさいます

English Translation

Would you like meat or fish?

Furigana

(にく)(さかな)、どちらになさいますか。

Romanji

O niku to sakana, dochira ni nasaimasu ka.

Words

(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(にく、しし)
flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(さかな、うお)
fish
何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
()
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
為さる (なさる)
to do
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
Meaning: fish