ちょっと大きいけど、この封筒でいいや。大は小を兼ねるって言うし。

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English Translation

It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.

Furigana

ちょっと大(おお)きいけど、この封筒(ふうとう)でいいや。大(だい)は小(しょう)を兼(か)ねるって言(い)うし。

Romanji

Chotto ōkii kedo, kono fūtō de ii ya. dai wa shō o kaneru tte iu shi.

Words

一寸 (ちょっと、ちょと、チョット、ちょいと、チョッと)

just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; hey!

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

封筒 (ふうとう)

envelope

だ (だ)

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

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

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

大 (だい)

the large part of; big; large; great; approximate size; no larger than; -university; large (e.g. serving size); loud (e.g. volume setting)

は (は)

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

小 (しょう)

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

兼ねる (かねる)

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside; to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others); to think of the future (as well as the present)

って (って、て)

casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.

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

し (し)

(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons