私たちは、昔の歌を歌いながら、にぎやか通りを歩いた。

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私たち は 、 昔 の 歌 を 歌い ながら 、 にぎやか通り を 歩いた 。

English Translation

We walked along the busy street, singing old songs.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは、昔(むかし)の歌(うた)を歌(うた)いながら、にぎやか通(どお)りを歩(ある)いた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, mukashi no uta o utai nagara, nigiyakadōri o aruita.

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

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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

歌 (うた)

song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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.

歌う (うたう)

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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")

歩く (あるく)

to walk

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

昔

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし

Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times

歌

Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う

Meanings: song, sing

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

歩

Readings: ホ、 ブ、 フ、 ある.く、 あゆ.む

Meanings: walk, counter for steps