私たちは長い間の友人です。

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私たちは長い間の友人です。

English Translation

We have been good friends for a long time.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは長(なが)い間(ま)の友人(ゆうじん)です。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa nagai ma no yūjin desu.

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

です (です)

be; is