(たい)

Thailand

(ばんこく)

Bangkok

(おおきい)

big; large

(かじ)

fire (accident)

(ある)

a certain (some)

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(たかい)

expensive; high

(びる)

building

(おきる)

to happen, occur

(なくなる)

to pass away; to die (polite)

(けが)

injury

(いる)

to exist, to be (animate)

(よる)

night

(じ)

o'clock

(はじまる)

to begin

(なか)

inside

(ねる)

to sleep

(ひ)

fire

(とても)

very; extremely

(はやい)

fast

(ひろがる)

to spread

(まど)

window

(そと)

outside

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(あさ)

morning

(きえる)

to go out; to disappear

(けいさつ)

police

(げんいん)

cause / reason

(しらべる)

to investigate; to survey

(し)

city

(あんぜん)

safety

(もっと)

more / further

(いう)

to say

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

around ~; approximately (time)

Indicates an approximate time. Around the end of February.

because ～

Provides a reason or cause.

until / as far as

Indicates an end point in space or time. Here it expresses how far the balls flew.

タイのバンコクで大きい火事

A large fire in Bangkok, Thailand

タイのバンコクで、大きい火事がありました。

There was a large fire in Bangkok, Thailand.

火事は、たくさんの人が住んでいる高いビルで起きました。

The fire broke out in a tall building where many people live.

この火事で、27人が亡くなりました。

Twenty-seven people died in this fire.

けがをした人もたくさんいます。

Many people were also injured.

火事は、夜の12時ごろに始まりました。

The fire started at around 12 o'clock at night.

ビルの中には、寝ている人がたくさんいました。

Inside the building there were many people who were asleep.

火はとても速く広がりました。

The flames spread very quickly.

窓から外に出た人もいます。

There were also people who escaped outside through the windows.

火事は朝まで消えませんでした。

The fire was not put out until morning.

けいさつは、火事の原因を調べています。

The police are investigating the cause of the fire.

バンコクの市は「ビルの安全をもっと調べます」と言いました。

The city of Bangkok said, "We will look more closely into the safety of buildings."