冬に家のそばの小さな丘を滑り降りるのが好きです。

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English Translation

In the winter, I like to sled down the small hill close to our home.

Furigana

冬(ふゆ)に家(いえ)のそばの小(ちい)さな丘(おか)を滑(すべお)り降()りるのが好(す)きです。

Romanji

Fuyu ni ie no soba no chiisana oka o suberioriru no ga suki desu.

Words

冬 (ふゆ)

winter

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

丘 (おか)

hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

滑り降りる (すべりおりる)

to slide down (a hill) (e.g. ski, toboggan); to slip down

が (が)

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

です (です)

be; is