初めのうち、私は少し恥ずかしくて彼女に話し掛けられなかった。

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English Translation

At first I felt a bit too shy to speak to her.

Furigana

初(はじ)めのうち、私(わたし)は少(すこ)し恥(は)ずかしくて彼女(かのじょ)に話(はなか)し掛()けられなかった。

Romanji

Hajime no uchi, watashi wa sukoshi hazukashikute kanojo ni hanashikakerarenakatta.

Words

始め (はじめ)

beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

少し (すこし)

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

恥ずかしい (はずかしい)

shy; ashamed; embarrassed; disgraceful; shameful

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation