外人にはよくあることだが、ジョンは納豆が好きではない。

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English Translation

As is often the case with foreigners, John dislikes nattou.

Furigana

外人(がいじん)にはよくあることだが、ジョンは納豆(なっとう)が好(す)きではない。

Romanji

Gaijin ni wa yoku aru koto da ga, Jon wa nattō ga suki de wa nai.

Words

外人 (がいじん、ほかびと)

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; outsider

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

は (は)

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

納豆 (なっとう)

natto (fermented soybeans)

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix