watashitachi wa kyoukotsuappaku o renshuusuru.

We practice chest compressions.

Breakdown of watashitachi wa kyoukotsuappaku o renshuusuru.

• は: topic particle
• を: direct object particle
• 私わたしたち: we
• 練習れんしゅうする: to practice

Questions & Answers about watashitachi wa kyoukotsuappaku o renshuusuru.

How do you read this sentence aloud?

It is read:

Watashitachi wa kyōkotsu asshaku o renshū suru.

A breakdown:

• 私たち = watashitachi
• は = written ha, but pronounced wa here because it is the topic particle
• 胸骨圧迫 = kyōkotsu asshaku
• を = pronounced o
• 練習する = renshū suru

What does は do in this sentence?

は marks the topic of the sentence.

So 私たち は means something like as for us or we as the topic.

In this sentence:

• 私たち = we
• は = marks we as the topic
• 胸骨圧迫を練習する = practice chest compressions

So the whole sentence is basically:

As for us, we practice chest compressions.

In natural English, you would usually just say We practice chest compressions.

Why is は pronounced wa instead of ha?