店主は私に「御用は承っておりますか」と尋ねた。

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English Translation

"Are you being attended to?" asked the shopkeeper.

Furigana

店主(てんしゅ)は私(わたし)に「御用(ごよう)は承(うけたまわ)っておりますか」と尋(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Tenshu wa watashi ni" goyō wa uketamawatteorimasu ka" to tazuneta.

Words

店主 (てんしゅ)

shopkeeper

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

御用 (ごよう)

your order; your business; official business; arrest; apprehension; capture

承る (うけたまわる)

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate