私はいつもの昼食を変更して、代わりにステーキを食べた。

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English Translation

I altered my typical lunch and had a steak instead.

Furigana

私(わたし)はいつもの昼食(ちゅうしょく)を変更(へんこう)して、代(か)わりにステーキを食(た)べた。

Romanji

Watashi wa itsumo no chūshoku o henkōshite, kawari ni sute-ki o tabeta.

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

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

昼食 (ちゅうしょく、ちゅうじき、ひるげ)

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

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.

変更 (へんこう)

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

代わり (かわり)

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; compensation; exchange; return; second helping; another cup; seconds; upcoming program; upcoming programme

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

ステーキ (ステーキ)

steak

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on