彼らの会話は約一時間続いた。

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彼ら の 会話 は 約 一 時間 続いた 。

English Translation

Their conversation was carried on for about an hour.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの会話(かいわ)は約(やく)一(いち)時間(じかん)続(つづ)いた。

Romanji

Karera no kaiwa wa yaku ichi jikan tsuzuita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

会話 (かいわ)

conversation

は (は)

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

約 (やく)

approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

続く (つづく)

to continue; to last; to go on; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to; to hold out; to keep; to last

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

約

Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか

Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

続

Readings: ゾク、 ショク、 コウ、 キョウ、 つづ.く、 つづ.ける、 つぐ.ない

Meanings: continue, series, sequel