彼は１２歳の時、つまり中学校に入学した時、英語を習いはじめた。

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English Translation

He began to learn English when he was twelve years old, that is to say, when he entered junior high school.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は１２歳(さい)の時(とき)、つまり中学校(ちゅうがっこう)に入学(にゅうがく)した時(とき)、英語(えいご)を習(なら)いはじめた。

Romanji

Kare wa ichi ni sai no toki, tsumari chūgakkō ni nyūgakushita toki, eigo o naraihajimeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

詰まり (つまり)

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; shrinkage; end; conclusion; dead end; corner; distress; being at the end of one's rope

中学校 (ちゅうがっこう)

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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

入学 (にゅうがく)

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.)

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

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.

習う (ならう)

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in