帰り道で道草を食うんじゃないよ。

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帰り道で道草を食うんじゃないよ。

English Translation

Don't fool around on your way home.

Furigana

帰(かえ)り道(みち)で道草(みちくさ)を食(く)うんじゃないよ。

Romanji

Kaerimichi de michikusa o kuu n janai yo.

Words

帰り道 (かえりみち)

the way back or home; return trip

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.

道草 (みちくさ)

loitering on the way; wayside grass

を (を)

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.

食う (くう)

to eat; to live; to make a living; to survive; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; to consume time and-or resources; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)

then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!