小さな男の子が私にこんにちはと言った。

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小さな 男の子 が 私 に こんにちは と 言った 。

English Translation

The little boy said hello to me.

Furigana

小(ちい)さな男(おとこ)の子(こ)が私(わたし)にこんにちはと言(い)った。

Romanji

Chiisana otokonoko ga watashi ni konnichiha to itta.

Words

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)

boy; male child; baby boy

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

今日は (こんにちは、こんちは)

hello; good day (daytime greeting)

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

Kanji

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

男

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お

Meaning: male

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word