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Zach

私は即興で話すのが苦手だ。

Sentence Analyzer

即興 話す 苦手

English Translation

I'm not good at speaking off the cuff.

Furigana

(わたし)即興(そっきょう)(はな)すのが苦手(にがて)だ。

Romanji

Watashi wa sokkyō de hanasu no ga nigate da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
即興 (そっきょう)
improvisation; impromptu; off the cuff; without a score
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
苦手 (にがて)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); dislike (of); difficult to deal with
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソク、 つ.く、 つ.ける、 すなわ.ち
Meanings: instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt
Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 おこ.る、 おこ.す
Meanings: entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る
Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand