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Zach

うちの電話は故障だ。修繕してもらわないと。

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うち 電話 故障 修繕してもらわない

English Translation

Our telephone is out of order so I shall have it repaired.

Furigana

うちの電話(でんわ)故障(こしょう)だ。修繕(しゅうぜん)してもらわないと。

Romanji

Uchi no denwa wa koshō da. shūzenshitemorawanai to.

Words

(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
()
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
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
故障 (こしょう)
breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
修繕 (しゅうぜん)
repair; mending
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if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Readings: ショウ、 さわ.る
Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる
Meanings: discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
Readings: ゼン、 つくろ.う
Meanings: darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust