公園を散歩していた時、私は老夫婦に話し掛けられた。

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English Translation

Taking a walk in the park, I was spoken to by an old couple.

Furigana

公園(こうえん)を散歩(さんぽ)していた時(とき)、私(わたし)は老(ろう)夫婦(ふうふ)に話(はな)し掛(か)けられた。

Romanji

Kōen o sanposhiteita toki, watashi wa rō fūfu ni hanashikakerareta.

Words

公園 (こうえん)

(public) park

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

散歩 (さんぽ)

walk; stroll

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

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

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

夫婦 (ふうふ、めおと、みょうと)

married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation