私は今朝８時３０分の汽車に５分の差で乗り遅れた。

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English Translation

This morning I missed the 8:30 train by five minutes.

Furigana

私(わたし)は今朝(けさ)８時(じ)３０分(ぶん)の汽車(きしゃ)に５分(ぶん)の差(さ)で乗(の)り遅(おく)れた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kesa hachi ji san zero bunno kisha ni go bunnosa de noriokureta.

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

今朝 (けさ、こんちょう)

this morning

八 (はち、や)

eight

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

汽車 (きしゃ)

train (sometimes specifically a steam train)

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

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.

乗り遅れる (のりおくれる)

to miss (train, bus, etc.)