「なあ、そこの姉さん」「え？」「ちょっと相談に乗ってくれないか？」

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「 なあ 、 そこ の 姉さん 」 「 え ？ 」 「 ちょっと 相談 に 乗ってくれない か ？ 」

English Translation

"Say, you, the lady over there." "Eh?" "Could you give me a bit of advice?"

Furigana

「なあ、そこの姉(ねえ)さん」「え？」「ちょっと相談(そうだん)に乗(の)ってくれないか？」

Romanji

" nā, soko no nēsan"" e?"" chotto sōdan ni nottekurenai ka?"

Words

なあ (なあ)

hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point

其処 (そこ)

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you

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

姉さん (ねえさん、あねさん)

elder sister; (vocative) young lady; miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)

え (え)

eh?; what?; oh?; yes; that's correct; strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; used when calling out to someone

一寸 (ちょっと、ちょと、チョット、ちょいと、チョッと)

just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; hey!

相談 (そうだん)

consultation; discussion

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

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

姉

Readings: シ、 あね、 はは

Meaning: elder sister

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

談

Reading: ダン

Meanings: discuss, talk

乗

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる

Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join