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Zach

すみませんが、郵便局はどこでしょうか。

Sentence Analyzer

すみません 郵便局 どこ でしょう

English Translation

Excuse me, but could you tell me where the post office is?

Furigana

すみませんが、郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)はどこでしょうか。

Romanji

Sumimasen ga, yūbinkyoku wa doko deshō ka.

Words

済みません (すみません)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく)
post office
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
デス (デス)
death
()
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

Reading: ユウ
Meanings: mail, stagecoach stop
便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Readings: キョク、 つぼね
Meanings: bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment