私は十八歳で酒の味を覚えた。

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私は十八歳で酒の味を覚えた。

English Translation

I took to drinking when I was eighteen.

Furigana

私(わたし)は十(じゅう)八(はち)歳(さい)で酒(さけ)の味(あじ)を覚(おぼ)えた。

Romanji

Watashi wa jū hachi sai de sake no aji o oboeta.

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

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

八 (はち、や)

eight

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

で (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.

酒 (さけ、ささ、き、くし、しゅ)

alcohol; sake

の (の)

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

味 (あじ)

flavor; flavour; taste; charm; style; experience; smart; clever; witty; strange

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

覚える (おぼえる)

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard