寝坊は遅刻のいいわけにはならないと言うことを覚えておきなさい。

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English Translation

Remember that oversleeping is no excuse for being late.

Furigana

寝坊(ねぼう)は遅刻(ちこく)のいいわけにはならないと言(い)うことを覚(おぼ)えておきなさい。

Romanji

Nebō wa chikoku no iiwake ni wanaranai to iu koto o oboeteoki nasai.

Words

寝坊 (ねぼう)

sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

は (は)

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

遅刻 (ちこく)

lateness; late coming

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

言い訳 (いいわけ)

excuse; explanation

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

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)

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

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

を (を)

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.

覚える (おぼえる)

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard

為さる (なさる)

to do