ホワイト先生は感謝状を何通か生徒に読んで聞かせた。

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English Translation

Mr White read out some letters of thanks to his students.

Furigana

ホワイト先生(せんせい)は感謝状(かんしゃじょう)を何(なん)通(つう)か生徒(せいと)に読(よ)んで聞(き)かせた。

Romanji

Howaito sensei wa kanshajō o nan tsū ka seito ni yonde kikaseta.

Words

ホワイト (ホワイト、ホワイド)

white; correction fluid; white-out

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

感謝状 (かんしゃじょう)

thank-you letter

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.

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

通 (つう)

connoisseur; authority; counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

生徒 (せいと)

pupil

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

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance