パパは、何か焦げるにおいがして、電話が不通だと言っていたわ。

Sentence Analyzer

ぱぱは、何か焦げるにおいがして、電話が不通だと言っていたわ。

English Translation

He said that he could smell something burning and that the telephones weren't working.

Furigana

パパは、何(なに)か焦(こ)げるにおいがして、電話(でんわ)が不通(ふつう)だと言(い)っていたわ。

Romanji

Papa wa, nani ka kogeru nioi ga shite, denwa ga futsū da to itteita wa.

Words

パパ (パパ)

Papa

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

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

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

焦げる (こげる)

to burn; to be burned

匂い (におい)

odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

不通 (ふつう)

suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation

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)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

わ (わ)

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; wah!; boo!