最近の女子高生は、携帯でメールしているらしい。

Sentence Analyzer

最近の女子高生は、携帯でめーるしているらしい。

English Translation

Lately high school girls are using their cell phones to exchange e-mail.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)の女子高生(じょしこうせい)は、携帯(けいたい)でメールしているらしい。

Romanji

Saikin no joshikōsei wa, keitai de me-rushiteiru rashii.

Words

最近 (さいきん)

most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays

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

女子高生 (じょしこうせい)

female high-school student

は (は)

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

携帯 (けいたい、ケイタイ、ケータイ)

something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable; mobile telephone; cell phone

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.

メール (メール、メイル、メェル)

email; mail (usu. in phrases and compound words); male

らしい (らしい)

seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...