私はメアリーが歌ったほど上手には歌えない。

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English Translation

I can't sing as well as Mary did.

Furigana

私(わたし)はメアリーが歌(うた)ったほど上手(じょうず)には歌(うた)えない。

Romanji

Watashi wa Meari- ga utatta hodo jōzu ni wa utaenai.

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

が (が)

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

歌う (うたう)

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

歌

Readings: カ、うた、うた.う

Meanings: song, sing

上

Readings: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン、うえ、 -うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、 -あ.げる、あ.がる、 -あ.がる、あ.がり、 -あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、よ.す

Meanings: above, up

手

Readings: シュ、ズ、て、て-、 -て、た-

Meaning: hand