私は自分でドレスが作れるよう裁縫を習っている。

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English Translation

I'm learning to sew so that I can make myself a dress.

Furigana

私(わたし)は自分(じぶん)でドレスが作(つく)れるよう裁縫(さいほう)を習(なら)っている。

Romanji

Watashi wa jibun de doresu ga tsukureru yō saihō o naratteiru.

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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.

ドレス (ドレス)

dress

が (が)

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

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

裁縫 (さいほう)

sewing

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.

習う (ならう)

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in