ウチは俗に言うシングルマザーの家庭だ。父親の顔を僕は知らない。

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うちは俗に言うしんぐるマザーの家庭だ。父親の顔を僕は知らない。

English Translation

We're what they colloquially call a single mother family. I haven't seen my father's face.

Furigana

ウチは俗(ぞく)に言(い)うシングルマザーの家庭(かてい)だ。父親(ちちおや)の顔(かお)を僕(ぼく)は知(し)らない。

Romanji

Uchi wa zoku ni iu shinguru maza- no katei da. chichioya no kao o boku wa shiranai.

Words

内 (うち)

inside; within; while; among; amongst; between; we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.); our; my spouse; imperial palace grounds; emperor; I (primarily used by women and children); me

は (は)

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

俗 (ぞく、しょく)

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world; local manners; modern customs; common; popular; vulgar; low

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

シングル (シングル)

single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis); single; single-figure handicap (in golf); shingle

マザー (マザー)

mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun

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

家庭 (かてい)

home; family; household

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

父親 (ちちおや)

father

顔 (かお、がん)

face; visage; look; expression; countenance; honor; honour; face; influence; notoriety

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.

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern