道端には、白や黄色の花が咲いていました。

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English Translation

There were white and yellow flowers at the side of the road.

Furigana

道端(みちばた)には、白(しろ)や黄色(きいろ)の花(はな)が咲(さ)いていました。

Romanji

Michibata ni wa, shiro ya kiiro no hana ga saiteimashita.

Words

道端 (みちばた)

roadside; wayside

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

は (は)

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

白 (しろ)

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

黄色 (きいろ、こうしょく、おうしょく)

yellow; amber

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

花 (はな)

flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best

が (が)

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

咲く (さく)

to bloom