私たちはのどかに食事の席に座っていたが、その時急にあかりが消えた。

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English Translation

We were sitting peacefully at dinner, when all of a sudden the lights went out.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちはのどかに食事(しょくじ)の席(せき)に座(すわ)っていたが、その時(とき)急(きゅう)にあかりが消(き)えた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa nodoka ni shokuji no seki ni suwatteita ga, sono toki kyū ni Akari ga kieta.

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

長閑 (のどか)

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

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

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

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

席 (せき)

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

が (が)

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

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...

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

急 (きゅう)

urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

明かり (あかり)

light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light

消える (きえる)

to go out; to vanish; to disappear