This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

こちらはトムです。アンを電話口までお願いします。

Sentence Analyzer

こちら とむ です あん 電話口 まで お願いします

English Translation

This is Tom speaking. I'd like to speak to Ann.

Furigana

こちらはトムです。アンを電話口(でんわぐち)までお(ねが)いします。

Romanji

Kochira wa Tomu desu. An o denwaguchi made onegaishimasu.

Words

此方 (こちら、こっち、こち)
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction; here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is); this one (something physically close to the speaker); I; me; we; us; this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
です (です)
be; is
(あん)
idea; plan; thought; draft plan; motion; rough copy; expectation
()
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.
電話口 (でんわぐち)
telephone receiver or mouthpiece
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
お願い (おねがい)
request; wish; please

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ガン、 ねが.う、 -ねがい
Meanings: petition, request, vow, wish, hope