ええ、ほとんど私と同じくらいの背丈になっていますよ。

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English Translation

Yes, he's almost as tall as I am.

Furigana

ええ、ほとんど私(わたし)と同(おな)じくらいの背丈(せたけ)になっていますよ。

Romanji

Ē, hotondo watashi to onaji kurai no setake ni natteimasu yo.

Words

ええ (ええ、えー)

yes; that is correct; right; um; errr; huh?; grrr; gah; Must I?; good

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

と (と)

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

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

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

背丈 (せたけ)

stature; height

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

同

Readings: ドウ、おな.じ

Meanings: same, agree, equal

背

Readings: ハイ、せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

丈

Readings: ジョウ、たけ、だけ

Meanings: length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely