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Zach

禁煙席を頼んだのですが。

Sentence Analyzer

禁煙 頼んだ です

English Translation

I asked for a seat in the non-smoking section.

Furigana

禁煙(きんえん)(せき)(たの)んだのですが。

Romanji

Kin'en seki o tanonda no desu ga.

Words

禁煙 (きんえん)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
(せき)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
()
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.
頼む (たのむ)
to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on
()
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
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

Kanji

Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request