小さな声でも話すな。まして、大きな声で話すなど、もってのほかだ。

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English Translation

Don't whisper, let alone speak.

Furigana

小(ちい)さな声(こえ)でも話(はな)すな。まして、大(おお)きな声(こえ)で話(はな)すなど、もってのほかだ。

Romanji

Chiisana koe demo hanasu na. mashite, ōkina koe de hanasu nado, mottenohoka da.

Words

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

声 (こえ)

voice

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

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

な (な)

(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

況して (まして)

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

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.

等 (など)

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of

以ての外 (もってのほか)

absurd; unreasonable

だ (だ)

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