旅人は立ち止まって私に道を聞いた。

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旅人は立ち止まって私に道を聞いた。

English Translation

The traveler stopped to ask me the way.

Furigana

旅人(たびびと)は立(た)ち止(ど)まって私(わたし)に道(みち)を聞(き)いた。

Romanji

Tabibito wa tachidomatte watashi ni michi o kiita.

Words

旅人 (たびびと、りょじん)

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

は (は)

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

立ち止まる (たちどまる)

to stop; to halt; to stand still

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

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance