私の母は上手にピアノを弾きます。

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私の母は上手にピアノを弾きます。

English Translation

My mother plays the piano well.

Furigana

私(わたし)の母(はは)は上手(じょうず)にピアノを弾(はじ)きます。

Romanji

Watashi no haha wa jōzu ni piano o hajikimasu.

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

は (は)

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

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.

弾く (はじく)

to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)