私の市の人口はこの市の人口のおよそ２／３です。

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English Translation

The population of my city is about two-thirds as large as that of this city.

Furigana

私(わたし)の市(し)の人口(じんこう)はこの市(し)の人口(じんこう)のおよそ２／３です。

Romanji

Watashi no shi no jinkō wa kono shi no jinkō no oyoso ni san desu.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

市 (し)

city

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

凡そ (およそ)

about; roughly; approximately; generally; on the whole; as a rule; completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb); outline; gist

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

です (です)

be; is