This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

私たちはお茶を飲みながら喋っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち お茶 飲み ながら 喋っていた

English Translation

We were chatting over tea.

Furigana

(わたし)たちはお(ちゃ)()みながら(しゃべ)っていた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa ocha o nomi nagara shabetteita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
お茶 (おちゃ)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
()
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")
喋る (しゃべる)
to talk; to chat; to chatter

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チャ、 サ
Meaning: tea
Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: チョウ、 トウ、 しゃべ.る、 ついば.む
Meanings: talk, chat, chatter