ジョンは私の親しい友人です。

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ジョンは私の親しい友人です。

English Translation

John is a good friend of mine.

Furigana

ジョンは私(わたし)の親(した)しい友人(ゆうじん)です。

Romanji

Jon wa watashi no shitashii yūjin desu.

Words

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

親しい (したしい)

intimate; close (e.g. friend)

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

です (です)

be; is