ある日曜日の朝、ジョージは自宅の居間に乱入するやいなやこう言った。

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English Translation

One Sunday morning George burst into the living room and said the following.

Furigana

ある日曜日(にちようび)の朝(あさ)、ジョージは自宅(じたく)の居間(いま)に乱入(らんにゅう)するやいなやこう言(い)った。

Romanji

Aru nichiyōbi no asa, Jo-Ji wa jitaku no ima ni rannyūsuru yainaya kō itta.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

日曜日 (にちようび)

Sunday

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

朝 (あさ、あした)

morning

は (は)

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

自宅 (じたく)

one's home

居間 (いま)

living room (western style)

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

乱入 (らんにゅう)

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

や否や (やいなや)

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; whether or not

斯う (こう)

in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such; uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)

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