このあたりは昔、田んぼだったんだよ。

Sentence Analyzer

この あたり 田んぼ だった

English Translation

There used to be rice fields around here.

Furigana

このあたりは(むかし)()んぼだったんだよ。

Romanji

Kono atari wa mukashi, tanbo datta n da yo.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
辺り (あたり、ほとり)
on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; around (Sunday, last year, etc...); for instance
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(むかし)
olden days; former
田んぼ (たんぼ、でんぽ)
paddy field; farm
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: デン、 た
Meanings: rice field, rice paddy