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Zach

あのころはコーヒー1杯が200円だったよ。

Sentence Analyzer

あの ころ コーヒー だった

English Translation

A cup of coffee cost 200 yen in those days.

Furigana

あのころはコーヒー1(はい)が200(えん)だったよ。

Romanji

Ano koro wa ko-hi- ichi hai ga ni zero zero en datta yo.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
ころ (ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)
coffee
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(はい、はた)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls; counter for ships, octopuses and squid
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(えん)
yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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

Readings: ハイ、 さかずき
Meanings: counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
Readings: エン、 まる.い、 まる、 まど、 まど.か、 まろ.やか
Meanings: circle, yen, round