ジェーンには英語を上手に話す日本人の友達がいます。

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English Translation

Jane has a Japanese friend who speaks English well.

Furigana

ジェーンには英語(えいご)を上手(じょうず)に話(はな)す日本人(にっぽんじん)の友達(ともだち)がいます。

Romanji

Jye-N ni wa eigo o jōzu ni hanasu nipponjin no tomodachi ga imasu.

Words

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

は (は)

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

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

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.

上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

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

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

が (が)

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

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)