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Zach

少しの間、休んでもよろしいですか。

Sentence Analyzer

少し 休んで よろしい です

English Translation

May I take a rest for a while?

Furigana

(すこ)しの()(やす)んでもよろしいですか。

Romanji

Sukoshi no ma, yasunde mo yoroshii desu ka.

Words

少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
()
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
()
space; room; time; pause
休む (やすむ)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
宜しい (よろしい)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can
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: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める
Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep