買い物客たちは一列に並んでいた。

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買い物 客たち は 一 列 に 並んでいた 。

English Translation

The shoppers stood in a line.

Furigana

買(か)い物(もの)客(きゃく)たちは一(いち)列(れつ)に並(なら)んでいた。

Romanji

Kaimono kyakutachi wa ichi retsu ni narandeita.

Words

買い物 (かいもの)

shopping; purchased goods

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.)

列 (れつ)

queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train

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

並ぶ (ならぶ)

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

Kanji

買

Readings: バイ、 か.う

Meaning: buy

物

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

客

Readings: キャク、 カク

Meanings: guest, visitor, customer, client

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

列

Readings: レツ、 レ

Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column

並

Readings: ヘイ、 ホウ、 な.み、 なみ、 なら.べる、 なら.ぶ、 なら.びに

Meanings: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal