私の収入は支出に比べて、５００ポンド足りない。

Sentence Analyzer

私の収入は支出に比べて、５００ぽんど足りない。

English Translation

My income falls short of my expenditure by five hundred pounds.

Furigana

私(わたし)の収入(しゅうにゅう)は支出(ししゅつ)に比(くら)べて、５００ポンド足(た)りない。

Romanji

Watashi no shūnyū wa shishutsu ni kurabete, go zero zero pondo tarinai.

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

収入 (しゅうにゅう)

income; receipts; revenue

は (は)

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

支出 (ししゅつ)

expenditure; expenses

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

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

ポンド (ポンド)

pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond

足りる (たりる)

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy; to be sufficient; to answer; to do