列に並んで長い間待たされた後、身分証明として正式な出生証明書が必要だといわれた。

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English Translation

After a long wait in line, she was told she should get a certified copy of her birth certificate as identification.

Furigana

列(れつ)に並(なら)んで長(なが)い間(かん)待(ま)たされた後(のち)、身分(みぶん)証明(しょうめい)として正式(せいしき)な出生(しゅっしょう)証明書(しょうめいしょ)が必要(ひつよう)だといわれた。

Romanji

Retsu ni narande nagai kan matasareta nochi, mibun shōmei toshite seishikina shusshō shōmeisho ga hitsuyō da to iwareta.

Words

列 (れつ)

queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

並ぶ (ならぶ)

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

間 (かん)

interval; period of time; among; between; inter-

待たす (またす)

to keep (a person) waiting

後 (のち)

later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant

身分 (みぶん)

social position; social status

証明 (しょうめい)

proof; verification; certification

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

正式 (せいしき)

due form; official; formality

出生 (しゅっしょう、しゅっせい)

birth

証明書 (しょうめいしょ)

certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials

が (が)

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

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

だ (だ)

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