日航のチケットがあまりにも高いので、国外在住者たちはイラク航空をつかった。

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English Translation

With JAL tickets so expensive, expatriates flew Air Iraq.

Furigana

日航(にっこう)のチケットがあまりにも高(たか)いので、国外(こくがい)在住者(ざいじゅうしゃ)たちはイラク航空(こうくう)をつかった。

Romanji

Nikkō no chiketto ga amarini mo takai node, kokugai zaijūshatachi wa Iraku kōkū o tsukatta.

Words

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

チケット (チケット、ティケット、テケツ)

ticket

が (が)

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

余りに (あまりに)

too much; excessively; too

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

国外 (こくがい)

outside the country

は (は)

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

イラク (イラク)

Iraq

航空 (こうくう)

aviation; flying

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak