私は彼に、「一生懸命働きなさい。さもないと失敗しますよ」と言った。

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English Translation

I told him to work hard or he would fail.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に、「一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)働(はたら)きなさい。さもないと失敗(しっぱい)しますよ」と言(い)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare ni," isshōkenmei hataraki nasai. samo nai to shippaishimasu yo" to itta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

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

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

為さる (なさる)

to do

然も (さも)

really; extremely; in that way

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!