私は短詩が好きです。

私は短詩が好きです。

I like short poems.

私(わたし)は短詩(たんし)が好(す)きです。

Watashi wa tanshi ga suki desu.

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

短詩 (たんし)

verselet

が (が)

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

です (です)

be; is

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

Readings: タン、みじか.い

Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Readings: シ、うた

Meanings: poem, poetry

Readings: コウ、この.む、す.く、よ.い、い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something