京都の繁華街は交通渋滞がすごかった。

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京都の繁華街は交通渋滞がすごかった。

English Translation

There was an enormous traffic jam in downtown Kyoto.

Furigana

京都(きょうと)の繁華街(はんかがい)は交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい)がすごかった。

Romanji

Kyōto no hankagai wa kōtsū jūtai ga sugokatta.

Words

京都 (きょうと)

Kyoto

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

繁華街 (はんかがい)

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

は (は)

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

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

渋滞 (じゅうたい)

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

凄い (すごい)

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific; to a great extent; vast (in numbers)