床につかないうちに電話が鳴った。

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床 に つかない うちに 電話 が 鳴った 。

English Translation

Scarcely had I gone to bed when the telephone rang.

Furigana

床(ゆか)につかないうちに電話(でんわ)が鳴(な)った。

Romanji

Yuka ni tsukanai uchini denwa ga natta.

Words

床 (とこ)

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat; floor

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

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

が (が)

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

鳴る (なる)

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

Kanji

床

Readings: ショウ、 とこ、 ゆか

Meanings: bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami

電

Reading: デン

Meaning: electricity

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

鳴

Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす

Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk