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Zach

切符を買うには少なくとも1時間待たなくてはなりません。

Sentence Analyzer

切符 買う 少なくとも 時間 待たなくて はなりません

English Translation

You'll have to wait at least an hour to get a ticket.

Furigana

切符(きっぷ)()うには(すく)なくとも1時間(じかん)()たなくてはなりません。

Romanji

Kippu o kau ni wa sukunakutomo ichi jikan matanakute wanarimasen.

Words

切符 (きっぷ)
ticket
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
少なくとも (すくなくとも)
at least
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Reading: 
Meanings: token, sign, mark, tally, charm
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on