私には姉妹が三人いる。一人は看護婦で、残る二人は学生である。

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English Translation

I have three sisters; one is a nurse and the others are students.

Furigana

私(わたし)には姉妹(しまい)が三(さん)人(にん)いる。一(いち)人(にん)は看護婦(かんごふ)で、残(のこ)る二(に)人(にん)は学生(がくせい)である。

Romanji

Watashi ni wa shimai ga san nin iru. ichi nin wa kangofu de, nokoru ni nin wa gakusei de aru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

は (は)

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

姉妹 (しまい、きょうだい)

sisters

が (が)

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

要る (いる)

to need; to want

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

看護婦 (かんごふ)

(female) nurse

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

残る (のこる)

to remain; to be left

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...