人が話しているときは、黙っているべきだ。

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話している とき 黙っている べき

English Translation

You should hold your tongue while someone else is talking.

Furigana

(ひと)(はな)しているときは、(だま)っているべきだ。

Romanji

Hito ga hanashiteiru toki wa, damatteiru beki da.

Words

(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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)
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
黙る (だまる)
to be silent
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す
Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is