私は町に住んでいるが、両親は田舎に住んでいる。

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English Translation

I live in a town, but my parents live in the country.

Furigana

私(わたし)は町(まち)に住(す)んでいるが、両親(りょうしん)は田舎(いなか)に住(す)んでいる。

Romanji

Watashi wa machi ni sundeiru ga, ryōshin wa inaka ni sundeiru.

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

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

が (が)

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

町

Readings: チョウ、まち

Meanings: town, village, block, street

住

Readings: ジュウ、ヂュウ、チュウ、す.む、す.まう、 -ず.まい

Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit

両

Readings: リョウ、てる、ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

親

Readings: シン、おや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

田

Readings: デン、た

Meanings: rice field, rice paddy

舎

Readings: シャ、セキ、やど.る

Meanings: cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion