南部の売り上げは４７パーセント増加した。

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English Translation

In the Southern region, sales were up 47 percent.

Furigana

南部(なんぶ)の売(う)り上(あ)げは４７パーセント増加(ぞうか)した。

Romanji

Nanbu no uriage wa yon nana pa-sento zōkashita.

Words

南部 (なんぶ)

southern part; the south (of a region)

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

売り上げ (うりあげ)

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

は (は)

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

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

パーセント (パーセント)

percent; percentage

増加 (ぞうか)

increase; increment; addition