フォークやはしを使う人々は、しばしばフォークやはしを使わない人々のことを未開だと考える。

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フォーク や はし を 使う 人々 は 、 しばしば フォーク や はし を 使わない 人々 の こと を 未開 だ と 考える 。

English Translation

Those who use forks or chopsticks often think people who don't are uncivilized.

Furigana

フォークやはしを使(つか)う人々(ひとびと)は、しばしばフォークやはしを使(つか)わない人々(ひとびと)のことを未開(みかい)だと考(かんが)える。

Romanji

Fuxo-ku ya hashi o tsukau hitobito wa, shibashiba fuxo-ku ya hashi o tsukawanai hitobito no koto o mikai da to kangaeru.

Words

フォーク (フォーク、ホーク)

fork; folk; folk song; hawk

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

嘴 (くちばし、はし)

beak; bill

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

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

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

未開 (みかい)

savage land; backward region; uncivilized; uncivilised

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

Kanji

使

Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い

Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

未

Readings: ミ、 ビ、 いま.だ、 ま.だ、 ひつじ

Meanings: un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac

開

Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける

Meanings: open, unfold, unseal

考

Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え

Meanings: consider, think over