私たちはコーヒーを飲みながら彼を待っていた。

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English Translation

We were waiting for him over a cup of coffee.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちはコーヒーを飲(の)みながら彼(かれ)を待(ま)っていた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa ko-hi- o nomi nagara kare o matteita.

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

珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)

coffee

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.

飲む (のむ)

to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

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")

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need