私は夏休みの間、郵便局で働いていた。

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私は夏休みの間、郵便局で働いていた。

English Translation

I worked in a post office during the summer vacation.

Furigana

私(わたし)は夏休(なつやす)みの間(ま)、郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)で働(はたら)いていた。

Romanji

Watashi wa natsuyasumi no ma, yūbinkyoku de hataraiteita.

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

夏休み (なつやすみ)

summer vacation; summer holiday

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく)

post office

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.

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated