彼らは地面に座るか、ラマかアルパカの毛糸でできた毛布の上に座る。

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English Translation

They sit on the ground or on blankets made of the wool of the llama or alpaca.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは地面(じめん)に座(すわ)るか、ラマかアルパカの毛糸(けいと)でできた毛布(もうふ)の上(うえ)に座(すわ)る。

Romanji

Karera wa jimen ni suwaru ka, Rama ka arupaka no keito de dekita mōfu no ueni suwaru.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

地面 (じめん)

ground; earth's surface

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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

ラマ (ラマ、リャマ)

llama (Lama glama)

アルパカ (アルパカ)

alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

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

毛糸 (けいと)

knitting wool

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

毛布 (もうふ)

blanket