彼の電話番号はよく知らない。番号帳でしらべてくれるより仕方ない。

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English Translation

I'm not sure what his number is. You'll have to look it up in the telephone directory.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の電話(でんわ)番号(ばんごう)はよく知(し)らない。番号帳(ばんごうちょう)でしらべてくれるより仕方(しかた)ない。

Romanji

Kare no denwa bangō wa yoku shiranai. bangōchō de shirabetekureru yori shikatanai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

番号 (ばんごう)

number; series of digits

は (は)

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

番号帳 (ばんごうちょう)

directory or book of numbers (e.g. telephone nos)

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.

調べる (しらべる)

to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

仕方 (しかた)

way; method; means; resource; course