私たちはトランプをしながら楽しい時間を過ごした。

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English Translation

We had a good time playing cards.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちはトランプをしながら楽(たの)しい時間(じかん)を過(す)ごした。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa toranpu o shi nagara tanoshii jikan o sugoshita.

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

トランプ (トランプ)

playing cards

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

楽しい (たのしい)

enjoyable; fun

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

楽

Readings: ガク、ラク、ゴウ、たの.しい、たの.しむ、この.む

Meanings: music, comfort, ease

時

Readings: ジ、とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

間

Readings: カン、ケン、あいだ、ま、あい

Meanings: interval, space

過

Readings: カ、す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、す.ごす、あやま.つ、あやま.ち、よ.ぎる

Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error