フォークやはしが使われる以前は、人々はふつう平らなパンを使って食べていた。
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English Translation
Before forks and chopsticks, people usually ate food with a piece of flat bread.
Furigana
フォークやはしが使 われる以前 は、人々 はふつう平 らなパンを使 って食 べていた。
Romanji
Fuxo-ku ya hashi ga tsukawareru izen wa, hitobito wa futsū tairana pan o tsukatte tabeteita.
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
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
以前
(いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
人々
(ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
普通
(ふつう)
general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station
平ら
(たいら)
flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion
パン
(パン)
bread; pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products; pan; frying pan; panning (in a film)
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.
食べる
(たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Kanji
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
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ヘイ、 ビョウ、 ヒョウ、 たい.ら、 -だいら、 ひら、 ひら-
Meanings: even, flat, peace
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food