池田夫妻は健の先生に話しかけました。

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池田夫妻は健の先生に話しかけました。

English Translation

Mr. and Mrs. Ikeda talked to Ken's teacher.

Furigana

池田(いけだ)夫妻(ふさい)は健(けん)の先生(せんせい)に話(はな)しかけました。

Romanji

Ikeda fusai wa ken no sensei ni hanashikakemashita.

Words

夫妻 (ふさい)

man and wife; married couple

は (は)

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

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

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

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

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation