私が友人に別れを告げると、彼は近いうちにまた会いたいと言った。

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English Translation

As I was taking leave of my friend, he said he would be glad to see me again before long.

Furigana

私(わたし)が友人(ゆうじん)に別(わか)れを告(つ)げると、彼(かれ)は近(ちか)いうちにまた会(あ)いたいと言(い)った。

Romanji

Watashi ga yūjin ni wakare o tsugeru to, kare wa chikai uchini mata aitai to itta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

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

別れ (わかれ)

parting; separation; farewell; (lateral) branch; fork; offshoot; division; section

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.

告げる (つげる)

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

近い (ちかい)

near; close; short (distance)

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo