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Zach

私たち、パパにインターホンで階下にすぐこれるかどうか尋ねたのよ。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち ぱぱ インターホン 階下 ぐこれるかどうか 尋ねた

English Translation

We asked him on the interphone if he could come downstairs quickly.

Furigana

(わたし)たち、パパにインターホンで階下(かいか)にすぐこれるかどうか(たず)ねたのよ。

Romanji

Watashitachi, papa ni inta-hon de kaika ni su gukorerukadouka tazuneta no yo.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
パパ (パパ)
Papa
()
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
インターフォン (インターフォン、インターホン)
intercom
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
階下 (かいか)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
()
plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel; mere; poor; exceedingly
尋ねる (たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
()
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
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ
Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for