彼らはいつも冗談ばかり言っていた。

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彼ら は いつも 冗談 ばかり 言っていた 。

English Translation

They were always making jokes.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはいつも冗談(じょうだん)ばかり言(い)っていた。

Romanji

Karera wa itsumo jōdan bakari itteita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)

jest; joke; funny story

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

冗

Reading: ジョウ

Meanings: superfluous, uselessness

談

Reading: ダン

Meanings: discuss, talk

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word