東京に来る前に私たちは大阪に１０年間住んでいた。

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English Translation

We were living in Osaka for ten years before we came to Tokyo.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)に来(く)る前(まえ)に私(わたし)たちは大阪(おおさか)に１０年間(ねんかん)住(す)んでいた。

Romanji

Tōkyō ni kuru mae ni watashitachi wa Ōsaka ni ichi zero nenkan sundeita.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)

Osaka; large hill

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide