僕たちは子供のころからの知り合いです。

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僕たちは子供のころからの知り合いです。

English Translation

We have known each other since childhood.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)たちは子供(こども)のころからの知(し)り合(あ)いです。

Romanji

Bokutachi wa kodomo no koro kara no shiriai desu.

Words

僕達 (ぼくたち)

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

知り合い (しりあい)

acquaintance

です (です)

be; is