私たちの学校は８時半に始まります。

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私たちの学校は８時半に始まります。

English Translation

Our school begins at eight-thirty.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの学校(がっこう)は８時半(じはん)に始(はじ)まります。

Romanji

Watashitachi no gakkō wa hachi jihan ni hajimarimasu.

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

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

始まる (はじまる)

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)