ติดโพย (PopThai)

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Pronunciation

私(わたし)は父(ちち)の代わり(かわり)をつとめているのです。

Vocabulary List

私 (あたし(P);あたくし;あたい;あて) (pn,adj-no) (fem) I; me; (P) [EDICT] (あっし;わっち;わっし) (pn,adj-no) I (mainly used by working men); myself [EDICT] (わい;わて) (pn) (1) (arch) (ksb [EDICT] (わたい) (n) (arch) (ktb [EDICT] (わたし(P);わたくし(P)) (pn,adj-no) (1) I; me; (n,adj-no) (2) (わたくし only) private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; (3) (わたくし only) selfishness; (P) [EDICT] (わらわ) (pn,adj-no) (arch) (hum) (fem) I; me [EDICT] (わし) (pn,adj-no) (uk) I; me (used by elderly males) [EDICT] (sī, ㄙ) personal; private; selfish [CE-DICT] は (葉) ใบไม้ [LongdoJP] () (int) (1) (pol) yes; (2) OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance); okay; (3) giddy-up; giddap; (P) [EDICT] () (v5r,aux-v,suf) (hon) (ksb [EDICT] () (suf) (ksb [EDICT] (歯) (n) tooth; (P) [EDICT] (刃) (n) edge (of a knife or sword); (P) [EDICT] (派) (n,n-suf) clique; faction; school; (P) [EDICT] (破) (n) (See 序破急) (in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song [EDICT] (葉) (n) leaf; (P) [EDICT] 父 (ちち) บิดา, พ่อ [LongdoJP] (ちち(P);とと;ちゃん;てて(ok);かぞ(ok);かそ(ok);しし(ok);あて(ok)) (n) (hum) (とと and ちゃん are used by children) (See 母・はは) father; (P) [EDICT] (fù, ㄈㄨˋ) father [CE-DICT] の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 代わり (かわり) (n,adj-no) (1) substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; (2) stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; (3) (usu. as 〜代わりに, etc.) (See 代わりに) compensation; exchange; return; (4) (usu. as お代わり) (See お代わり・おかわり・1) second helping; another cup; seconds; (5) (abbr) (esp. 替わり, 替り) (See 替わり狂言) upcoming program; upcoming programme; (P) [EDICT] (がわり) (suf) substitute for ... [EDICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] つとめる (勤める) (v1,vt) (1) (usu. 勤める) to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); (2) (usu. 務める) to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); (3) (usu. 勤める) to conduct a religious service; (P) [EDICT] (努める) (v1,vt) to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; (P) [EDICT] (勉める) (v1,vt) to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; (P) [EDICT] (力める) (v1,vt) to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; (P) [EDICT] て () (conj) (col) (See と言うか) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean [EDICT] () (prt) a sort of thing like; used after a phrase to modify the following noun [EDICT] () (prt) (1) (also でも, っても) even if; even though; (int) (2) (abbr) (See さても) wow [EDICT] (手) (n) (1) (occ. pronounced た when a prefix) (See お手・おて・1) hand; arm; (2) (col) (See お手・おて・3) forepaw; foreleg; (3) handle; (4) hand; worker; help; (5) trouble; care; effort; (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; (7) hand; handwriting; (8) kind; type; sort; (9) (See 手に入る) one's hands; one's possession; (10) (See 手に余る) ability to cope; (11) hand (of cards); (12) (See 山の手・1) direction; (P) [EDICT] いる (居る) (v1,vi) (1) (uk) (See 在る・1) to be (of animate objects); to exist; (2) to stay; (v1,aux-v) (3) (the い is sometimes dropped) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing); (P) [EDICT] (射る) (v1,vt) to shoot; (P) [EDICT] (煎る) (v5r,vt) to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil) [EDICT] (炒る) (v5r,vt) to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil) [EDICT] (熬る) (v5r,vt) to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil) [EDICT] (鋳る) (v1,vt) to cast; to mint; to coin; (P) [EDICT] (入る) (v5r,vi) (See 気に入る) to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in; (P) [EDICT] (要る) (v5r,vi) to need; (P) [EDICT] (沒る) (v5r) (poet) (See 入る・いる) to set beyond the Western horizon (i.e. the sun) [EDICT] (没る) (v5r) (poet) (See 入る・いる) to set beyond the Western horizon (i.e. the sun) [EDICT] です () (exp) (pol) (See か・1) indicates question (sentence end) [EDICT]