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Zach

村田さん、これが僕の友達のリサです。

Sentence Analyzer

村田 さん これ 友達 リサ です

English Translation

Mr Murata, this is my friend Lisa.

Furigana

村田(むらた)さん、これが(ぼく)友達(ともだち)のリサです。

Romanji

Murata san, kore ga boku no tomodachi no Risa desu.

Words

さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
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
友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: デン、 た
Meanings: rice field, rice paddy
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain