私は突然外国人に話しかけられたのでめんくらった。

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English Translation

I didn't know what to do because I was suddenly spoken to by a foreigner.

Furigana

私(わたし)は突然(とつぜん)外国人(がいこくじん)に話(はな)しかけられたのでめんくらった。

Romanji

Watashi wa totsuzen gaikokujin ni hanashikakerareta node menkuratta.

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

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

外国人 (がいこくじん)

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

面食らう (めんくらう)

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

突

Readings: トツ、カ、つ.く

Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

然

Readings: ゼン、ネン、しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

外

Readings: ガイ、ゲ、そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる、と-

Meaning: outside

国

Readings: コク、くに

Meaning: country

人

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

話

Readings: ワ、はな.す、はなし

Meanings: tale, talk