ソアレズ氏は私の長年の親友です。

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ソアレズ氏は私の長年の親友です。

English Translation

Mr Soarez has been my close friend for years.

Furigana

ソアレズ氏(し)は私(わたし)の長年(ながねん)の親友(しんゆう)です。

Romanji

Soarezu shi wa watashi no naganen no shin'yū desu.

Words

氏 (し)

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

長年 (ながねん、えいねん)

long time; many years

親友 (しんゆう)

close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum

です (です)

be; is