確かに彼女は歌はうまいが、演技はだめだ。

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確か に 彼女 は 歌 は うまい が 、 演技 は だめ だ 。

English Translation

She sings well, to be sure, but she can't act.

Furigana

確(たし)かに彼女(かのじょ)は歌(うた)はうまいが、演技(えんぎ)はだめだ。

Romanji

Tashika ni kanojo wa uta wa umai ga, engi wa dame da.

Words

確か (たしか)

sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

歌 (うた)

song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry

上手い (うまい)

skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising

が (が)

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

演技 (えんぎ)

acting; performance

駄目 (だめ、ダメ)

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; not allowed

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

確

Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる

Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

歌

Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う

Meanings: song, sing

演

Reading: エン

Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage

技

Readings: ギ、 わざ

Meanings: skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts