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弟は最近テレビばかり見て、あまり勉強しません。

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最近 テレビ ばかり 見て あまり 勉強しません

English Translation

My brother just watches television and does not study very hard these days.

Furigana

(おとうと)最近(さいきん)テレビばかり()て、あまり勉強(べんきょう)しません。

Romanji

Otōto wa saikin terebi bakari mite, amari benkyōshimasen.

Words

(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
最近 (さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
余り (あまり、あんまり)
remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over
勉強 (べんきょう)
study; diligence; discount; reduction

Kanji

Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと
Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ベン、 つと.める
Meanings: exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
Meaning: strong