家に着くとすぐ電話が鳴った。

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家 に 着く と すぐ 電話 が 鳴った 。

English Translation

Scarcely had I reached home before the telephone rang.

Furigana

家(いえ)に着(つ)くとすぐ電話(でんわ)が鳴(な)った。

Romanji

Ie ni tsuku to sugu denwa ga natta.

Words

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

が (が)

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

鳴る (なる)

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

Kanji

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

着

Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける

Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

電

Reading: デン

Meaning: electricity

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

鳴

Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす

Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk