概して、日本の人々は外国語が苦手だ。

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概して、日本の人々は外国語が苦手だ。

English Translation

As a rule, Japanese people are not good at foreign languages.

Furigana

概(がい)して、日本(にっぽん)の人々(ひとびと)は外国語(がいこくご)が苦手(にがて)だ。

Romanji

Gaishite, Nippon no hitobito wa gaikokugo ga nigate da.

Words

概して (がいして)

generally; as a rule

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

外国語 (がいこくご)

foreign language

が (が)

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

苦手 (にがて)

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); dislike (of); difficult to deal with

だ (だ)

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