私は少女の頃にタップダンスを覚えました。

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English Translation

I learned to tap dance when I was a young girl.

Furigana

私(わたし)は少女(しょうじょ)の頃(ころ)にタップダンスを覚(おぼ)えました。

Romanji

Watashi wa shōjo no koroni tappudansu o oboemashita.

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

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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

タップダンス (タップダンス、タップ・ダンス)

tap dance

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.

覚える (おぼえる)

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

少

Readings: ショウ、すく.ない、すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

女

Readings: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ、おんな、め

Meanings: woman, female

頃

Readings: ケイ、キョウ、ころ、ごろ、しばら.く

Meanings: time, about, toward

覚

Readings: カク、おぼ.える、さ.ます、さ.める、さと.る

Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up