彼女はコーヒーを飲みながらフットボールの試合について友人と歓談した。

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English Translation

She chatted with her friends about the football game over coffee.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はコーヒーを飲(の)みながらフットボールの試合(しあい)について友人(ゆうじん)と歓談(かんだん)した。

Romanji

Kanojo wa ko-hi- o nomi nagara futtobo-ru no shiai nitsuite yūjin to kandanshita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)

coffee

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.

飲む (のむ)

to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

フットボール (フットボール)

football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

歓談 (かんだん)

pleasant talk; chat