私を訪ねてくるか、電話をかけるか、どちらかをするように彼に言いなさい。
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English Translation
Tell him either to call on me or to ring me up.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi o tazunetekuru ka, denwa o kakeru ka, dochira ka o suru yōni kare ni ii nasai.
Words
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
を
(を)
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.
訪ねる
(たずねる)
to visit
か
(か)
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
電話
(でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
掛ける
(かける)
to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to sit; to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); to make (a call); to multiply; to secure (e.g. lock); to put on (glasses, etc.); to cover; to burden someone; to apply (insurance); to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to bind; to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)
何方
(どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
様に
(ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
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
為さる
(なさる)
to do
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word