昨日私は、本屋で昔の友達に会った。

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昨日私は、本屋で昔の友達に会った。

English Translation

I met an old friend of mine at a bookshop yesterday.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)私(わたし)は、本屋(ほんや)で昔(むかし)の友達(ともだち)に会(あ)った。

Romanji

Kinō watashi wa, hon'ya de mukashi no tomodachi ni atta.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

本屋 (ほんや)

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

で (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.

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

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

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience