その弁護士はスミスさんの代理として話すと言った。

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その 弁護士 スミス さん 代理 として 話す 言った

English Translation

The lawyer said he would speak on behalf of Mr. Smith.

Furigana

その弁護士(べんごし)はスミスさんの代理(だいり)として(はな)すと()った。

Romanji

Sono bengoshi wa Sumisu san no dairi toshite hanasu to itta.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
弁護士 (べんごし)
lawyer; attorney
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
()
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
代理 (だいり)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney; substitute; alternate; acting (principal, etc.)
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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

Kanji

Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: ゴ、 まも.る
Meanings: safeguard, protect
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word