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Level: N3

お会いしたとき、してさえ言えなかった

Kana: はじめて おあいしたとき きんちょうして こんにちはさえ いえなかった Romaji: Hajimete oai shita toki kinchou shite konnichiwa sae ienakatta
Meaning in English

When I first met you I was so nervous I couldn’t even say hi

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Illustrated Dictionary
初めてお会いしたとき、緊張してこんにちはさえ言えなかった - Illustrated Dictionary

Words found in the sentence

N5 初めて hajimete for the first time N3 緊張 kinchou tension, nervousness, strain N3 こんにちは konnichiwa hello, good day

Related kanji

N3 初 sho / haji.me, haji.mete, hatsu, hatsu-, ui-, -so.meru, -zo.me first time, beginning, première fois N4 会 kai, e / a.u, a.waseru, atsu.maru meeting, meet, party N1 緊 kin / shi.meru, shi.maru tense, solid, hard N1 張 chou / ha.ru, -ha.ri, -ba.ri lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch N4 言 gen, gon / i.u, koto say, word, dire

Related grammar structures

N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information