私は姉のところに遊びに行くために来週ヴァンクーヴァーに向けて出発する。

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English Translation

I'm going off to Vancouver next week to see my sister.

Furigana

私(わたし)は姉(あね)のところに遊(あそ)びに行(い)くために来週(らいしゅう)ヴァンクーヴァーに向(む)けて出発(しゅっぱつ)する。

Romanji

Watashi wa ane no tokoroni asobi ni iku tameni raishū xanku-xa- ni mukete shuppatsusuru.

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

姉 (あね)

older sister; elder sister

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

遊び (あそび)

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

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

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

来週 (らいしゅう)

next week

向ける (むける)

to turn towards; to point

出発 (しゅっぱつ)

departure