私たちの列車は８時半に出発する。

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私たちの列車は８時半に出発する。

English Translation

Our train leaves at eight-thirty.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの列車(れっしゃ)は８時半(じはん)に出発(しゅっぱつ)する。

Romanji

Watashitachi no ressha wa hachi jihan ni shuppatsusuru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

八 (はち、や)

eight

時半 (じはん)

about an hour; short time; half past (the hour)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

出発 (しゅっぱつ)

departure