お客さんたちはたくさんの演説を聞きました。
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English Translation
The guests listened to a number of speeches.
Furigana
お客 さんたちはたくさんの演説 を聞 きました。
Romanji
Okyaku santachi wa takusan no enzetsu o kikimashita.
Words
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
沢山
(たくさん)
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
演説
(えんぜつ)
speech; address
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.
聞く
(きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance