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Zach

私たち二人はほとんど同時に笑い始めた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち ほとんど 同時に 笑い始めた

English Translation

Both of us began to smile almost at the same time.

Furigana

(わたし)たち()(にん)はほとんど同時(どうじ)(わら)(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Watashitachi ni nin wa hotondo dōjini waraihajimeta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
殆ど (ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
同時に (どうじに)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび
Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin