彼女は歌をうたっていますか、それともピアノを弾いていますか。

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English Translation

Is she singing a song or playing the piano?

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は歌(うた)をうたっていますか、それともピアノを弾(ひ)いていますか。

Romanji

Kanojo wa uta o utatteimasu ka, soretomo piano o hiiteimasu ka.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

歌 (うた)

song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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.

歌う (うたう)

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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

其れ共 (それとも)

or; or else

ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)

piano

弾く (はじく)

to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)