ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。

Sentence Analyzer

うちだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなかつかつの状態だから、ばいとを雇う余裕なんてない。

English Translation

We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.

Furigana

ウチだって閑古鳥(かんこどり)が鳴(な)くようなカツカツの状態(じょうたい)だから、バイトを雇(やと)う余裕(よゆう)なんてない。

Romanji

Uchi datte kankodori ga naku yōna katsu katsu no jōtai da kara, baito o yatou yoyū nante nai.

Words

内 (うち)

inside; within; while; among; amongst; between; we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.); our; my spouse; imperial palace grounds; emperor; I (primarily used by women and children); me

だって (だって)

after all; because; but; even; too; as well; also; they say; I hear; you mean

閑古鳥 (かんこどり)

cuckoo

が (が)

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

鳴く (なく)

to sing (bird); to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

活 (かつ)

living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity

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

状態 (じょうたい)

current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state

だ (だ)

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

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

バイト (バイト)

work (esp. part time or casual); byte; octet; bite; cutting tool; bit

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.

雇う (やとう)

to employ; to hire; to charter

余裕 (よゆう)

surplus; composure; margin; room; time; allowance; flexibility; scope; rope

なんて (なんて)

such as; (things) like; exclamation

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix