しかし、私たちが口にする第一声は「こんにちは」だ。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
But the first thing we say is "hello."
Furigana
しかし、私 たちが口 にする第一声 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