「はい」と「いいえ」しか言わない人と会話を続けるのは難しい。

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English Translation

It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No.

Furigana

「はい」と「いいえ」しか言(い)わない人(ひと)と会話(かいわ)を続(つづ)けるのは難(むずか)しい。

Romanji

" hai" to" iie" shika iwanai hito to kaiwa o tsuzukeru no wa muzukashii.

Words

はい (はい)

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; OK; okay; present; here; pardon?; what's that?; come again?; giddy-up; giddap

と (と)

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

否 (いいえ、いいや、いえ、いな、いや)

no; nay; well; er; why

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

会話 (かいわ)

conversation

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.

続ける (つづける)

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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

は (は)

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky