トムは初心者だが飲み込みが速い。

とむは初心者だが飲み込みが速い。

Tom's a beginner, but he catches on fast.

トムは初心者(しょしんしゃ)だが飲(のこ)み込()みが速(はや)い。

Tomu wa shoshinsha da ga nomikomi ga hayai.

富む (とむ)

to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)

は (は)

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

初心者 (しょしんしゃ)

beginner

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

飲み込み (のみこみ)

swallowing; understanding; apprehension

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

Readings: ショ、はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め

Meanings: first time, beginning

Readings: シン、こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Readings: シャ、もの

Meanings: someone, person

Readings: イン、オン、の.む、 -の.み

Meanings: drink, smoke, take

Readings: -こ.む、こ.む、こ.み、 -こ.み、こ.める

Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)

Readings: ソク、はや.い、はや-、はや.める、すみ.やか

Meanings: quick, fast