watashitachi wa jinkoukokyuu o renshuusuru.

We practice rescue breathing.

Breakdown of watashitachi wa jinkoukokyuu 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 jinkoukokyuu o renshuusuru.

How do you read this sentence?

It is read:

わたしたち は じんこうこきゅう を れんしゅうする。

Without the learner spaces, it would normally be written:

私たちは人工呼吸を練習する。

Why is は pronounced wa here instead of ha?

When は is used as the topic particle, it is pronounced わ.

So in 私たちは, the は is not read ha. It is read wa because it marks the topic of the sentence.

This is one of the first big pronunciation exceptions learners meet in Japanese.

What does は do in 私たちは?

は marks the topic of the sentence.

So 私たちは means something like:

• as for us
• we

In natural English, you usually just say we, but in Japanese the idea is slightly different: は sets up what the sentence is going to talk about.

Why is を used after 人工呼吸?