あなたの本を閉じて私の話を注意して聞きなさい。

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English Translation

Listen to me carefully with your book closed.

Furigana

あなたの本(ほん)を閉(と)じて私(わたし)の話(はなし)を注意(ちゅうい)して聞(き)きなさい。

Romanji

Anata no hon o tojite watashi no hanashi o chūishite kiki nasai.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

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

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

閉じる (とじる)

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

注意 (ちゅうい)

caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

為さる (なさる)

to do