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Zach

私はその少年の話したフランス語の流ちょうさに驚いた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 少年 話した ふらんす語 流ちょうさ 驚いた

English Translation

I was amazed at the fluency with which the boy spoke French.

Furigana

(わたし)はその少年(しょうねん)(はな)したフランス()(りゅう)ちょうさに(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono shōnen no hanashita furansugo no ryūchōsa ni odoroita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
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
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
フランス語 (フランスご)
French (language)
流暢 (りゅうちょう)
fluent (language skill); flowing
()
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
驚く (おどろく)
to be surprised; to be astonished

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Readings: キョウ、 おどろ.く、 おどろ.かす
Meanings: wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed