先週の日曜に花子に会ったら、彼女は３日前に帰ったと言った。

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English Translation

When I met Hanako last Sunday, she said she had returned three days before.

Furigana

先週(せんしゅう)の日曜(にちよう)に花子(はなこ)に会(あ)ったら、彼女(かのじょ)は３日(にち)前(まえ)に帰(かえ)ったと言(い)った。

Romanji

Senshū no nichiyō ni Hanako ni attara, kanojo wa san nichi mae ni kaetta to itta.

Words

先週 (せんしゅう)

last week; the week before

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

日曜 (にちよう)

Sunday

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

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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