スミスさんは自分はニューヨークの生まれだが妻はサンフランシスコの生まれだと言っている。

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English Translation

Mr Smith says, "I was born in New York, but my wife comes San Francisco."

Furigana

スミスさんは自分(じぶん)はニューヨークの生(う)まれだが妻(つま)はサンフランシスコの生(う)まれだと言(い)っている。

Romanji

Sumisu san wa jibun wa Nyu-Yo-Ku no umare da ga tsuma wa Sanfuranshisuko no umare da to itteiru.

Words

さん (さん)

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

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

紐育 (ニューヨーク)

New York (US state, city)

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

生まれ (うまれ)

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

サンフランシスコ (サンフランシスコ、サン・フランシスコ)

San Francisco

と (と)

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

自

Readings: ジ、シ、みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

分

Readings: ブン、フン、ブ、わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる、わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

妻

Readings: サイ、つま

Meanings: wife, spouse

言

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word