食事の前にお飲物はいかがですか。

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食事 飲物 いかが です

English Translation

Would you like to have a drink before dinner?

Furigana

食事(しょくじ)(まえ)にお飲物(のみもの)はいかがですか。

Romanji

Shokuji no mae ni o nomimono wa ikaga desu ka.

Words

食事 (しょくじ)
meal; to eat
()
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
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
飲み物 (のみもの)
drink; beverage
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter