This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

あなたはとても静かにお話しになるので、私にはおっしゃることがよく聞こえません。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた とても 静か お話し なる ので おっしゃる こと よく 聞こえません

English Translation

You speak so softly that I cannot quite hear what you say.

Furigana

あなたはとても(しず)かにお(はな)しになるので、(わたし)にはおっしゃることがよく()こえません。

Romanji

Anata wa totemo shizuka ni ohanashi ni naru node, watashi ni wa ossharu koto ga yoku kikoemasen.

Words

貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
静か (しずか)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
()
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
お話 (おはなし)
story; tale
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 ...
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
仰っしゃる (おっしゃる)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める
Meaning: quiet
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen