ケリーはせき払いをして、話し始めた。

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ケリー せき 払い して 話し始めた

English Translation

Kelly cleared his throat and begin to speak.

Furigana

ケリーはせき(はら)いをして、(はな)(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Keri- wa seki harai o shite, hanashihajimeta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(せき、いせき、い)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
払い (はらい)
payment; bill; account; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
()
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.
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
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)

Kanji

Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin