しかし、私たちが口にする第一声は「こんにちは」だ。

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English Translation

But the first thing we say is "hello."

Furigana

しかし、私(わたし)たちが口(くち)にする第一声(だいいっせい)は「こんにちは」だ。

Romanji

Shikashi, watashitachi ga kuchi ni suru daiissei wa" konnichiha" da.

Words

然し (しかし)

however; but

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

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

口 (くち)

mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

第一声 (だいいっせい)

first tone; first speech

は (は)

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

今日は (こんにちは、こんちは)

hello; good day (daytime greeting)

だ (だ)

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