老人が突然私に話しかけた。

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老人 が 突然 私 に 話しかけた 。

English Translation

An old man spoke to me suddenly.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)が突然(とつぜん)私(わたし)に話(はな)しかけた。

Romanji

Rōjin ga totsuzen watashi ni hanashikaketa.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

Kanji

老

Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

突

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く

Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

然

Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk