私はシカゴの案内書が欲しい。

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私 は シカゴ の 案内書 が 欲しい 。

English Translation

I want a guide to Chicago.

Furigana

私(わたし)はシカゴの案内書(あんないしょ)が欲(ほ)しい。

Romanji

Watashi wa Shikago no annaisho ga hoshii.

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

シカゴ (シカゴ)

Chicago

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

案内書 (あんないしょ)

guidebook; guide

が (が)

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

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

案

Readings: アン、 つくえ

Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

内

Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち

Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

欲

Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい

Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving