外国人学生にとって英語を上手に話すことは難しい。

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English Translation

It is difficult for foreign students to speak English well.

Furigana

外国人(がいこくじん)学生(がくせい)にとって英語(えいご)を上手(じょうず)に話(はな)すことは難(むずか)しい。

Romanji

Gaikokujin gakusei nitotte eigo o jōzu ni hanasu koto wa muzukashii.

Words

外国人 (がいこくじん)

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

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.

上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

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

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

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

は (は)

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky