式典は彼の話から始まった。

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式典は彼の話から始まった。

English Translation

The ceremony began with his speech.

Furigana

式典(しきてん)は彼(かれ)の話(はなし)から始(はじ)まった。

Romanji

Shikiten wa kare no hanashi kara hajimatta.

Words

式典 (しきてん)

ceremony; rites

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

始まる (はじまる)

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)