ポケットの計算機は靴下と同じくらい安く買え、また、鉛筆や消しゴムと同じくらい、何千人というイギリスの学童にとっては生活に不可欠のものである。

Sentence Analyzer

ぽけっとの計算機は靴下と同じくらい安く買え、また、鉛筆や消しごむと同じくらい、何千人というイギリスの学童にとっては生活に不可欠のものである。

English Translation

Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.

Furigana

ポケットの計算機(けいさんき)は靴下(くつした)と同(おな)じくらい安(やす)く買(か)え、また、鉛筆(えんぴつ)や消(け)しゴムと同(おな)じくらい、何(なん)千(せん)人(にん)というイギリスの学童(がくどう)にとっては生活(せいかつ)に不可欠(ふかけつ)のものである。

Romanji

Poketto no keisanki wa kutsushita to onaji kurai yasuku kae, mata, enpitsu ya keshigomu to onaji kurai, nan sen nin toiu Igirisu no gakudō nitotte wa seikatsu ni fukaketsu no mono de aru.

Words

ポケット (ポケット)

pocket

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

計算器 (けいさんき)

computer; calculator

は (は)

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

靴下 (くつした)

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

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

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

安い (やすい)

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

又 (また)

again; and; also; still (doing something)

鉛筆 (えんぴつ)

pencil

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

消しゴム (けしゴム)

eraser; India rubber

何 (なに、なん)

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

千 (せん、ち)

1,000; thousand

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

英吉利 (イギリス)

Great Britain; United Kingdom

学童 (がくどう)

school child; pupil

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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

不可欠 (ふかけつ)

indispensable; essential

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...