私には兄と姉がいるが、兄は東京に、姉は長野にいる。

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English Translation

I have a brother and a sister. My brother lives in Tokyo and my sister lives in Nagano.

Furigana

私(わたし)には兄(あに)と姉(あね)がいるが、兄(あに)は東京(とうきょう)に、姉(あね)は長野(ながの)にいる。

Romanji

Watashi ni wa ani to ane ga iru ga, ani wa Tōkyō ni, ane wa Nagano ni iru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

は (は)

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

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

と (と)

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

姉 (あね)

older sister; elder sister

が (が)

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

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

要る (いる)

to need; to want