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ロブスターは特別な場合にしか食べない。

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ロブスター 特別な 場合 しか 食べない

English Translation

We have lobsters only on special occasions.

Furigana

ロブスターは特別(とくべつ)場合(ばあい)にしか()べない。

Romanji

Robusuta- wa tokubetsuna baai ni shika tabenai.

Words

ロブスター (ロブスター、ロブスタ)
lobster
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
特別 (とくべつ)
special
場合 (ばあい)
case; situation
()
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
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Kanji

Reading: トク
Meaning: special
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food