バルカン山脈はブルガリアの中央を東西に走る山脈。

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English Translation

The Balkan Mountain range runs across Bulgaria from west to east.

Furigana

バルカン山脈(さんみゃく)はブルガリアの中央(ちゅうおう)を東西(とうざい)に走(はし)る山脈(さんみゃく)。

Romanji

Barukan sanmyaku wa Burugaria no chūō o tōzai ni hashiru sanmyaku.

Words

山脈 (さんみゃく、やまなみ)

mountain range

は (は)

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

勃牙利 (ブルガリア)

Bulgaria

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

中央 (ちゅうおう)

centre; center; middle; heart; metropolis; capital city; central government

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.

東西 (とうざい、ひがしにし)

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up

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

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward