English–Japanese
“phone call” in Japanese
How to say “phone call” in Japanese
“Phone call” in Japanese is 電話 (denwa). 電話 can also mean “phone”.
Refers to using a telephone to connect with someone by voice, or to the device used for that connection.
Example sentences with 電話
お母さんに電話をかけます。o haha sa n ni den wa o ka ke ma su
I call my mother on the phone.
父から電話がありました。chichi ka ra den wa ga a ri ma shi ta
I got a call from my father.
Tips for using 電話
- In conversational Japanese, 電話する (denwa suru, "to make a phone call") commonly expresses the action of making a phone call.
Other Japanese words for “phone call”
今日は友達と通話します。kyō wa tomo dachi to tsū wa shi ma su
I will have a phone call with my friend today.