私たちは夕食に６人の客を迎えました。

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私たちは夕食に６人の客を迎えました。

English Translation

We had six guests to dinner.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは夕食(ゆうしょく)に６人(にん)の客(きゃく)を迎(むか)えました。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa yūshoku ni roku nin no kyaku o mukaemashita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

夕食 (ゆうしょく)

evening meal; dinner

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

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

人 (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

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

客 (きゃく、かく)

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger

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.

迎える (むかえる)

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon; to invite; to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)