私たちは霧のため、２時間サンフランシスコに立ち寄らなければならなかった。

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English Translation

We had to stop over in San Francisco for two hours due to the fog.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは霧(きり)のため、２時間(じかん)サンフランシスコに立(たよ)ち寄()らなければならなかった。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kiri no tame, ni jikan Sanfuranshisuko ni tachiyoranakerebanaranakatta.

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

霧 (きり)

fog; mist; spray

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

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

サンフランシスコ (サンフランシスコ、サン・フランシスコ)

San Francisco

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

立ち寄る (たちよる)

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit