イタリアの人口は、日本の人口の約半分だ。

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English Translation

The population of Italy is about half as large as that of Japan.

Furigana

イタリアの人口(じんこう)は、日本(にっぽん)の人口(じんこう)の約(やく)半分(はんぶん)だ。

Romanji

Itaria no jinkō wa, Nippon no jinkō no yaku hanbun da.

Words

伊太利 (イタリア、イタリヤ、イタリー)

Italy

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

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

は (は)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

約 (やく)

approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

半分 (はんぶん)

half

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative