先月は野菜の値段が高くなったので、食料品代が増えた。

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English Translation

Our grocery bill soared last month because of higher vegetable prices.

Furigana

先月(せんげつ)は野菜(やさい)の値段(ねだん)が高(たか)くなったので、食料品代(しょくりょうひんだい)が増(ふ)えた。

Romanji

Sengetsu wa yasai no nedan ga takaku natta node, shokuryōhindai ga fueta.

Words

先月 (せんげつ)

last month

は (は)

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

野菜 (やさい)

vegetable

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

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

が (が)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

増える (ふえる)

to increase; to multiply