もしもし Hello

Meaning

Primary

Hello

Alternatives

Telephone Hello, Excuse Me

Word Type

interjection

Explanation

Woah, this place is mossy, mossy (もしもし)! This moss needs clearing up, so you call up the person in charge. Hello, says the person on the phone.

もしもし is a telephone hello, the standard way to answer the phone in Japan!

Pronunciation

もしもし

Context

Common Word Combinations

• もしもし〜

  もしもし、ジャック？

  Hello, Jack?

  もしもし、山田です。

  Hello, this is Yamada.

  もしもし、オレ。

  Hello, it's me.

Context Sentences

もしもし、山川です。

Hello, this is Yamakawa.

もしもし、きこえますか？

Hello, can you hear me?

もしもし、今なにしてるの？

Hello, what are you doing now?