私のコーチは「失敗は成功のもと」と言った。

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English Translation

My coach said, "Failure teaches success".

Furigana

私(わたし)のコーチは「失敗(しっぱい)は成功(せいこう)のもと」と言(い)った。

Romanji

Watashi no ko-chi wa" shippai wa seikō no moto" to itta.

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

コーチ (コーチ)

coach

は (は)

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

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

元 (もと)

origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise