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私達は外国人に話しかけられることに慣れていない。

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私達 外国人 話しかけられる こと 慣れていない

English Translation

We aren't used to being spoken to by a foreigner.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)外国人(がいこくじん)(はな)しかけられることに()れていない。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa gaikokujin ni hanashikakerareru koto ni nareteinai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外国人 (がいこくじん)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
()
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
慣れる (なれる)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced