お茶を飲んでから議論を始めた。
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English Translation
After we had tea, we began the discussion.
Furigana
お茶 を飲 んでから議論 を始 めた。
Romanji
Ocha o nonde kara giron o hajimeta.
Words
お茶
(おちゃ)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
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.
飲む
(のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal
から
(から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
議論
(ぎろん)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
始める
(はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...