わたしたちはもう長年の知り合いです。
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English Translation
We have known each other for many years now.
Furigana
わたしたちはもう長年 の知 り合 いです。
Romanji
Watashitachi wa mō naganen no shiriai desu.
Words
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
もう
(もう)
now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)
長年
(ながねん、えいねん)
long time; many years
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
知り合い
(しりあい)
acquaintance
です
(です)
be; is