赤信号の時に横断してはいけないと警官は私たちに言いました。

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English Translation

The policeman told us not to cross the street against the red light.

Furigana

赤信号(あかしんごう)の時(とき)に横断(おうだん)してはいけないと警官(けいかん)は私(わたし)たちに言(い)いました。

Romanji

Akashingō no tokini ōdanshite waikenai to keikan wa watashitachi ni iimashita.

Words

赤信号 (あかしんごう)

red light (traffic)

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

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

横断 (おうだん)

crossing; transverse

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

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