店員が「いらっしゃいませ」と言った。

店員が「いらっしゃいませ」と言った。

The clerk said, "What can I do for you, sir?"

店員(てんいん)が「いらっしゃいませ」と言(い)った。

Ten'in ga" irasshaimase" to itta.

店員 (てんいん)

shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson

が (が)

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

いらっしゃる (いらっしゃる)

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); is (doing); are (doing)

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Readings: テン、みせ、たな

Meanings: store, shop

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word