妹の方が私よりも上手にピアノを弾けます。

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English Translation

My sister can play the piano better than I can.

Furigana

妹(いもうと)の方(ほう)が私(わたし)よりも上手(じょうず)にピアノを弾(ひ)けます。

Romanji

Imōto no hō ga watashi yori mo jōzu ni piano o hikemasu.

Words

妹 (いもうと)

younger sister

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")

が (が)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

より (より)

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

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

ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)

piano

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.

弾ける (はじける)

to burst open; to split open; to pop; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound