私の忠告を聞いた方がいい。

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私 の 忠告 を 聞いた 方 が いい 。

English Translation

You will do well to take my advice.

Furigana

私(わたし)の忠告(ちゅうこく)を聞(き)いた方(ほう)がいい。

Romanji

Watashi no chūkoku o kiita hō ga ii.

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

忠告 (ちゅうこく)

advice; warning

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

忠

Reading: チュウ

Meanings: loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

告

Readings: コク、 つ.げる

Meanings: revelation, tell, inform, announce

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative