東京の人口は我々の市の人口の約５倍である。

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English Translation

The population of Tokyo is about five times as large as that of our city.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)の人口(じんこう)は我々(われわれ)の市(し)の人口(じんこう)の約(やく)５倍(ばい)である。

Romanji

Tōkyō no jinkō wa wareware no shi no jinkō no yaku go bai de aru.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

は (は)

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

我々 (われわれ)

市 (し)

city

約 (やく)

approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

倍 (ばい)