つばさの客車は何両ですか。

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つばさ 客車 です

English Translation

How many cars does the Tsubasa have?

Furigana

つばさの客車(きゃくしゃ)(なん)(りょう)ですか。

Romanji

Tsubasa no kyakusha wa nan ryō desu ka.

Words

つばさ (つばさ)
extra-high-speed Tohoku-line Shinkansen
()
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
客車 (きゃくしゃ、かくしゃ)
passenger car
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(りょう)
both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.); ryo (obsolete unit of currency); 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin); 2 tan (measure of fabric size); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
です (です)
be; is
()
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

Kanji

Readings: キャク、 カク
Meanings: guest, visitor, customer, client
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ
Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two