幼い子供は語いが少ない。

幼い子供は語いが少ない。

A young child has a small vocabulary.

幼(おさな)い子供(こども)は語(ご)いが少(すく)ない。

Osanai kodomo wa goi ga sukunai.

幼い (おさない、いとけない)

very young; childish; immature

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

が (が)

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

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

Readings: ヨウ、おさな.い

Meanings: infancy, childhood

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Readings: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ、そな.える、とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

Readings: ゴ、かた.る、かた.らう

Meanings: word, speech, language

Readings: ショウ、すく.ない、すこ.し

Meanings: few, little