水を一杯飲んで、首相は「どんどん質問したまえ！」と言った。

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English Translation

After taking a drink of water, the Prime Minister said, "Ask away!"

Furigana

水(みず)を一杯(いっぱい)飲(の)んで、首相(しゅしょう)は「どんどん質問(しつもん)したまえ！」と言(い)った。

Romanji

Mizu o ippai nonde, shushō wa" dondon shitsumonshi Tamae!" to itta.

Words

水 (みず、み)

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

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.

一杯 (いっぱい)

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity; a lot; much; all of ...; the entire ...

飲む (のむ)

to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

首相 (しゅしょう)

Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier

は (は)

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

どんどん (どんどん)

drumming (noise); rapidly; steadily

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

給え (たまえ)

please ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)