私は何か食べ物が欲しかった。

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私 は 何 か 食べ物 が 欲しかった 。

English Translation

I wanted something to eat.

Furigana

私(わたし)は何(なに)か食(た)べ物(もの)が欲(ほ)しかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa nani ka tabemono ga hoshikatta.

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

食べ物 (たべもの)

food

が (が)

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

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

物

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

欲

Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい

Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving