母(はは) hahaは waそろそろ sorosoro夕(ゆう)食(しょく) yuushokuの no支(し)度(たく) shitakuを oする suru時(じ)間(かん) jikanです desuよ yoと to言(い)っ()た() itta。 My mother said, 'It's about time to start getting dinner ready.' Literal Mother [topic-は] soon dinner [possessive-の] preparations [object-を] do time is-[emphasis-よ] [quotative-と] said そろそろ = 'it's about time / soon.' ~時間ですよ = 'it's time (to do X)' with sentence-final よ for emphasis/assertion. The mother's speech is quoted directly. foodfamilycookingquotative とsentence-final よ (assertion)
母(はは) hahaは waそろそろ sorosoro夕(ゆう)食(しょく) yuushokuの no支(し)度(たく) shitakuを oする suru時(じ)間(かん) jikanです desuよ yoと to言(い)っ()た() itta。 My mother said, 'It's about time to start getting dinner ready.' Literal Mother [topic-は] soon dinner [possessive-の] preparations [object-を] do time is-[emphasis-よ] [quotative-と] said そろそろ = 'it's about time / soon.' ~時間ですよ = 'it's time (to do X)' with sentence-final よ for emphasis/assertion. The mother's speech is quoted directly. foodfamilycookingquotative とsentence-final よ (assertion)