学費の半分は父に頼むつもりです。

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学費の半分は父に頼むつもりです。

English Translation

I'll rely on my father for half of my tuition.

Furigana

学費(がくひ)の半分(はんぶん)は父(ちち)に頼(たの)むつもりです。

Romanji

Gakuhi no hanbun wa chichi ni tanomu tsumori desu.

Words

学費 (がくひ)

tuition; school expenses

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

半分 (はんぶん)

half

は (は)

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

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

頼む (たのむ)

to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on

積もり (つもり)

intention; plan; conviction; belief

です (です)

be; is