私は以前君にまずお母さんに頼むべきだと言ったよ。

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私 は 以前 君 に まず お母さん に 頼む べき だ と 言った よ 。

English Translation

I told you before that you should ask your mother first.

Furigana

私(わたし)は以前(いぜん)君(くん)にまずお母(かあ)さんに頼(たの)むべきだと言(い)ったよ。

Romanji

Watashi wa izen kun ni mazu okāsan ni tanomu beki da to itta yo.

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

以前 (いぜん)

ago; since; before; previous

君 (くん)

Mr (junior); master; boy

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

先ず (まず)

first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)

お母さん (おかあさん)

mother

頼む (たのむ)

to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

以

Readings: イ、 もっ.て

Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

君

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ

Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix

母

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も

Meaning: mother

頼

Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る

Meanings: trust, request

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word