私は魚より肉の方を好む。

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私は魚より肉の方を好む。

English Translation

I'd prefer meat to fish.

Furigana

私(わたし)は魚(さかな)より肉(にく)の方(ほう)を好(この)む。

Romanji

Watashi wa sakana yori niku no hō o konomu.

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

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

肉 (にく、しし)

flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

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.

好む (このむ)

to like; to prefer