俺は小学校の時見たんだ、人魚。でもそんなメルヘンチックな話じゃなくて。

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English Translation

I saw one, a mermaid, when I was a primary schooler. But it wasn't that sort of fairy-tale atmosphere of a story.

Furigana

俺(おれ)は小学校(しょうがっこう)の時(とき)見(み)たんだ、人魚(にんぎょ)。でもそんなメルヘンチックな話(はなし)じゃなくて。

Romanji

Ore wa shōgakkō no toki mita n da, ningyo. demo sonna meruhen chikku na hanashi janakute.

Words

俺 (おれ、おらあ、おり)

I; me

は (は)

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

小学校 (しょうがっこう)

primary school; elementary school; grade school

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

だ (だ)

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

人魚 (にんぎょ)

mermaid; merman

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

そんな (そんな)

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

メルヘン (メルヘン)

fairy tale

チック (チック)

cosmetic; stick pomade; chick; tic; -tic

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)

then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula