特急のホームは何番ですか。

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特急 ホーム です

English Translation

What's the track for the limited express?

Furigana

特急(とっきゅう)のホームは(なん)(ばん)ですか。

Romanji

Tokkyū no ho-mu wa nan ban desu ka.

Words

特急 (とっきゅう)
limited express (train, faster than an express); great hurry
()
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
ホーム (ホーム)
platform; home
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(ばん)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; lookout; bout; match
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Reading: トク
Meaning: special
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series