アメリカでサッカーがなかなか人気を集めない理由はなんだと思いますか。

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アメリカ で サッカー が なかなか 人気 を 集めない 理由 は なん だ と 思います か 。

English Translation

Why do you think soccer isn't popular in the US?

Furigana

アメリカでサッカーがなかなか人気(にんき)を集(あつ)めない理由(りゆう)はなんだと思(おも)いますか。

Romanji

Amerika de sakka- ga nakanaka ninki o atsumenai riyū wa nan da to omoimasu ka.

Words

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

サッカー (サッカー)

soccer; seersucker

が (が)

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

中中 (なかなか)

very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; by no means (with negative verb); not readily; middle; half-way point; excellent; wonderful; very good

人気 (にんき)

popularity; popular feeling; business conditions

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.

集める (あつめる)

to collect; to assemble; to gather

理由 (りゆう、わけ)

reason; pretext; motive

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

か (か)

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

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

集

Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う

Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock

理

Readings: リ、 ことわり

Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

由

Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る

Meanings: wherefore, a reason

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think