彼の演説は最初のところが少し理解できたが、残りはちんぷんかんぷんだった。

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English Translation

I could understand the first few sentences, but the rest of his speech was all Greek to me.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の演説(えんぜつ)は最初(さいしょ)のところが少(すこ)し理解(りかい)できたが、残(のこ)りはちんぷんかんぷんだった。

Romanji

Kare no enzetsu wa saisho no tokoro ga sukoshi rikai dekita ga, nokori wa chinpunkanpun datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

演説 (えんぜつ)

speech; address

は (は)

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

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

が (が)

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

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

理解 (りかい)

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

残り (のこり)

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

珍紛漢紛 (ちんぷんかんぷん、チンプンカンプン)

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook

だ (だ)

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