ニコルは彼女の一番好きな歌手が死んだと聞くと、急にワッと泣き始めた。

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にこるは彼女の一番好きな歌手が死んだと聞くと、急にわっと泣き始めた。

English Translation

When Nicole heard that her favorite singer had died, she burst into tears.

Furigana

ニコルは彼女(かのじょ)の一番(いちばん)好(す)きな歌手(かしゅ)が死(し)んだと聞(き)くと、急(きゅう)にワッと泣(な)き始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Nikoru wa kanojo no ichiban sukina kashu ga shinda to kiku to, kyū ni wa to nakihajimeta.

Words

濁る (にごる)

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.); to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted; to be polluted; to become voiced; to add voiced consonant marks

は (は)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

一番 (いちばん)

number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

歌手 (かしゅ)

singer

が (が)

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

と (と)

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

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

急 (きゅう)

urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

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

わっ (わっ、ワッ)

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl