私は日本に来て初めて刺身を食べた。

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私は日本に来て初めて刺身を食べた。

English Translation

It was not until I came to Japan that I ate sashimi.

Furigana

私(わたし)は日本(にっぽん)に来(き)て初(はじ)めて刺身(さしみ)を食(た)べた。

Romanji

Watashi wa Nippon ni kite hajimete sashimi o tabeta.

Words

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

刺身 (さしみ)

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

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.

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on