私が電話したとき、ボブは出かける直前だった。

私が電話したとき、ぼぶは出かける直前だった。

Bob was on the point of leaving when I rang him up.

私(わたし)が電話(でんわ)したとき、ボブは出(で)かける直前(ちょくぜん)だった。

Watashi ga denwashita toki, Bobu wa dekakeru chokuzen datta.

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

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

ボブ (ボブ)

bob

は (は)

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

出かける (でかける)

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out

直前 (ちょくぜん)

just before

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

Reading: デン

Meaning: electricity

Readings: ワ、はな.す、はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

Readings: シュツ、スイ、で.る、 -で、だ.す、 -だ.す、い.でる、い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

Readings: チョク、ジキ、ジカ、ただ.ちに、なお.す、 -なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ

Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Readings: ゼン、まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before