私たちはコーヒーを飲みながらその問題について話合った。

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English Translation

We talked about the question over a cup of coffee.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちはコーヒーを飲(の)みながらその問題(もんだい)について話(はなし)合(あ)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa ko-hi- o nomi nagara sono mondai nitsuite hanashi atta.

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")

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...

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

合う (あう、おう)

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; to be equitable; to do ... to each other; to do ... together