お母さんは料理を食卓に並べて「食べなさい」と言った。

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English Translation

Mother put the food on the table and told the children to dig in.

Furigana

お母(かあ)さんは料理(りょうり)を食卓(しょくたく)に並(なら)べて「食(た)べなさい」と言(い)った。

Romanji

Okāsan wa ryōri o shokutaku ni narabete" tabe nasai" to itta.

Words

お母さん (おかあさん)

mother

は (は)

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

料理 (りょうり)

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration; management

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.

食卓 (しょくたく)

dining table

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

並べる (ならべる)

to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with); to be as good (as)

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

為さる (なさる)

to do

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise