私はそこで、昔の友達のひとりに会って驚いた。

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English Translation

I was surprised to see an old friend of mine there.

Furigana

私(わたし)はそこで、昔(むかし)の友達(ともだち)のひとりに会(あ)って驚(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa sokode, mukashi no tomodachi no hitori ni atte odoroita.

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

其処で (そこで)

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

一人 (ひとり、いちにん)

one person; alone; unmarried; solitary

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

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished