私たちは交通が３０分渋滞してそのために遅刻した。

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English Translation

We were held up for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは交通(こうつう)が３０分(ふん)渋滞(じゅうたい)してそのために遅刻(ちこく)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kōtsū ga san zero fun jūtaishite sono tameni chikokushita.

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

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

が (が)

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

分 (ぶん)

part; segment; share; ration; rate; degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot; in proportion to; just as much as

渋滞 (じゅうたい)

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

遅刻 (ちこく)

lateness; late coming