１９７２年に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士はココに手話を教え始めた。

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１９７２年に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士はここに手話を教え始めた。

English Translation

In 1972, Dr. Francine Patterson started to teach sign language to Koko.

Furigana

１９７２年(ねん)に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士(はかせ)はココに手話(しゅわ)を教(おし)え始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Ichi kyū nana ni nen ni, furanshi-nupata-son hakase wa koko ni shuwa o oshiehajimeta.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

博士 (はかせ、はくし)

doctorate; PhD; Dr (as a title); expert; learned person

は (は)

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

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

手話 (しゅわ)

sign language

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.

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct