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Revision as of 01:40, 14 February 2014
Japanese
Etymology
A reduplication of (deprecated template usage) もし (moshi), a shortened form of (deprecated template usage) 申し (mōshi), the noun stem form of humble verb (deprecated template usage) 申す (mōsu).
Pronunciation
- もしもし (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): [mo̞ɕi mo̞ɕi]
Interjection
もしもし • (moshi moshi)
- A common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; a common greeting used when answering the telephone.
- もしもし。こちらは、山田エージェンシーです。ご用件は？
- Moshimoshi. Kochira wa, yamada ējenshī desu. Go yōken wa?
- (on the phone) Hello. This is Yamada Agency. May I help you?
- もしもし。こちらは、山田エージェンシーです。ご用件は？
- Used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening.
See also
- 申し申し (mōshi mōshi)