講演者がそう言った途端、聴衆はどっと笑った。

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講演者 が そう 言った 途端 、 聴衆 は どっと 笑った 。

English Translation

On the speaker's saying so, the audience burst out into laughter.

Furigana

講演者(こうえんしゃ)がそう言(い)った途端(とたん)、聴衆(ちょうしゅう)はどっと笑(わら)った。

Romanji

Kōensha ga sō itta totan, chōshū wa dotto waratta.

Words

講演者 (こうえんしゃ)

lecturer; speaker

が (が)

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

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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

途端 (とたん)

just (now, at the moment, etc.)

聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)

audience; attendance; hearers

は (は)

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

どっと (どっと)

suddenly

笑う (わらう)

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

講

Reading: コウ

Meanings: lecture, club, association

演

Reading: エン

Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

途

Readings: ト、 みち

Meanings: route, way, road

端

Readings: タン、 はし、 は、 はた、 -ばた、 はな

Meanings: edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape

聴

Readings: チョウ、 テイ、 き.く、 ゆる.す

Meanings: listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry

衆

Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い

Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace

笑

Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む

Meaning: laugh