This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

少しお時間をいただけませんか。あなたとちょっとお話ししたいのです。

Sentence Analyzer

少し 時間 いただけません あなた ちょっと お話ししたい です

English Translation

Can you spare me a few minutes? I'd like to have a word with you.

Furigana

(すこ)しお時間(じかん)をいただけませんか。あなたとちょっとお(はな)ししたいのです。

Romanji

Sukoshi o jikan o itadakemasen ka. anata to chotto ohanashishitai no desu.

Words

少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
()
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.
頂ける (いただける)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
()
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
貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
一寸 (ちょっと、ちょと、チョット、ちょいと、チョッと)
just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; hey!
お話 (おはなし)
story; tale
()
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk