スミス先生はいつも冗談から講義を始める。

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English Translation

Mr Smith always begins his lectures with a joke.

Furigana

スミス先生(せんせい)はいつも冗談(じょうだん)から講義(こうぎ)を始(はじ)める。

Romanji

Sumisu sensei wa itsumo jōdan kara kōgi o hajimeru.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)

jest; joke; funny story

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

講義 (こうぎ)

lecture

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.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...