父が上京した時には今の私と同じ年齢だったそうです。

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English Translation

I hear my father was as old as I am now when he came up to Tokyo.

Furigana

父(ちち)が上京(じょうきょう)した時(とき)には今(いま)の私(わたし)と同(おな)じ年齢(ねんれい)だったそうです。

Romanji

Chichi ga jōkyōshita tokini wa ima no watashi to onaji nenrei datta sō desu.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

が (が)

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

上京 (じょうきょう)

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

は (は)

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

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

年齢 (ねんれい)

age; years

だ (だ)

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

そう (そう)

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

です (です)

be; is