そのタクシーの運転手さんのおかげで、私達はロンドンで大変素晴らしい時間を過ごしました。

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English Translation

Thanks to the taxi driver, we had a very wonderful time in London.

Furigana

そのタクシーの運転手(うんてんしゅ)さんのおかげで、私達(わたしたち)はロンドンで大変(たいへん)素晴(すば)らしい時間(じかん)を過(す)ごしました。

Romanji

Sono takushi- no untenshu san no okage de, watashitachi wa Rondon de taihen subarashii jikan o sugoshimashita.

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...

タクシー (タクシー)

taxi

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

運転手 (うんてんしゅ)

driver; chauffeur

さん (さん)

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

お蔭 (おかげ)

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

倫敦 (ロンドン)

London

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

素晴らしい (すばらしい、すんばらしい)

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

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.

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it