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Zach

昔は長電話して、よく怒られたものだ。

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長電話 して よく 怒られた もの

English Translation

I used to get yelled at for hogging the phone.

Furigana

(むかし)長電話(ながでんわ)して、よく(おこ)られたものだ。

Romanji

Mukashi wa nagadenwa shite, yoku okorareta mono da.

Words

(むかし)
olden days; former
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長電話 (ながでんわ)
long telephone conversation
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
怒る (おこる、いかる)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ド、 ヌ、 いか.る、 おこ.る
Meanings: angry, be offended