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できたらスケッチブックと4Bの鉛筆も買ってきておいてね。まだそんなに高い画材はいらないよ。

Sentence Analyzer

できたら スケッチブック 鉛筆 買ってきておいて まだ そんなに 高い 画材 いらない

English Translation

If you can, get a sketchbook and a 4B pencil. You don't need such expensive art materials yet.

Furigana

できたらスケッチブックと4Bの鉛筆(えんぴつ)()ってきておいてね。まだそんなに(たか)画材(がざい)はいらないよ。

Romanji

Dekitara suketchibukku to yonbi- no enpitsu mo kattekiteoite ne. mada sonnani takai gazai wa iranai yo.

Words

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
スケッチブック (スケッチブック)
sketchbook
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(し、よん、よ)
four
(ビー、ベー)
B; b
()
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
鉛筆 (えんぴつ)
pencil
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not
未だ (まだ、いまだ)
as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with
そんなに (そんなに)
so much; so; like that
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
画材 (がざい)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
要る (いる)
to need; to want
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: エン、 なまり
Meaning: lead
Readings: ヒツ、 ふで
Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Reading: ザイ
Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent