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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フォークやはしが使われる以前は、人々はふつう平らなぱんを使って食べていた。

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(つか)われる以前(いぜん)は、人々(ひとびと)はふつう平(たい)らなパンを使(つか)って食(た)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