私の友人はガールフレンドと別れ、今度は私と付き合いたがっている。

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English Translation

My friend broke up with his girlfriend and now he wants to go out with me.

Furigana

私(わたし)の友人(ゆうじん)はガールフレンドと別(わか)れ、今度(こんど)は私(わたし)と付(つあ)き合()いたがっている。

Romanji

Watashi no yūjin wa ga-rufurendo to wakare, kondo wa watashi to tsukiaitagatteiru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

ガールフレンド (ガールフレンド、ガール・フレンド)

girl friend; girlfriend

と (と)

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

別れる (わかれる)

to be divided; to part from; to separate (usu. for people); to bid farewell

今度 (こんど)

now; this time; next time; another time

付き合う (つきあう)

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise