私は今煙草を吸いませんが、昔はよく吸いました。

Sentence Analyzer

私 は 今 煙草 を 吸いません が 、 昔 は よく 吸いました 。

English Translation

I don't smoke now, but I used to.

Furigana

私(わたし)は今(こん)煙草(たばこ)を吸(す)いませんが、昔(むかし)はよく吸(す)いました。

Romanji

Watashi wa kon tabako o suimasen ga, mukashi wa yoku suimashita.

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

今 (こん)

the current ...; this; today's ...

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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.

吸う (すう)

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss

が (が)

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

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

今

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま

Meaning: now

煙

Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い

Meaning: smoke

草

Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ

Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

吸

Readings: キュウ、 す.う

Meanings: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip

昔

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし

Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times