昔はよくコーヒーを飲みながら話したものだ。

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よく コーヒー 飲み ながら 話した もの

English Translation

We used to talk over a cup of coffee.

Furigana

(むかし)はよくコーヒーを()みながら(はな)したものだ。

Romanji

Mukashi wa yoku ko-hi- o nomi nagara hanashita mono da.

Words

(むかし)
olden days; former
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)
coffee
()
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.
飲む (のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
(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: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk