息子は野球やテニスやサッカーのような屋外スポーツが好きだ。

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English Translation

My son likes outdoor sports, such as baseball, tennis and soccer.

Furigana

息子(むすこ)は野球(やきゅう)やテニスやサッカーのような屋外(おくがい)スポーツが好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Musuko wa yakyū ya tenisu ya sakka- no yōna okugai supo-tsu ga suki da.

Words

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

は (は)

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

野球 (やきゅう)

baseball

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

テニス (テニス)

tennis

サッカー (サッカー)

soccer; seersucker

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

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

屋外 (おくがい)

outdoors; alfresco

スポーツ (スポーツ)

sport; sports

が (が)

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative