テリーに見つからないうちに煙草の火は消した方がいいよ。

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English Translation

You'd better put your cigarette out before Terry sees it.

Furigana

テリーに見(み)つからないうちに煙草(たばこ)の火(ひ)は消(け)した方(ほう)がいいよ。

Romanji

Teri- ni mitsukaranai uchini tabako no hi wa keshita hō ga ii yo.

Words

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

見つかる (みつかる)

to be found; to be discovered

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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

火 (ひ)

fire; flame; blaze

は (は)

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

消す (けす)

to erase; to delete; to cross out; to turn off power; to extinguish; to put out; to bump off

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!