Japanese Conversation · Level 36
90 words
Japanese word
電話
Pronunciation
Romajidenwa
Meaning
- nounphone call, phone
Example
母に電話します。haha ni den wa shi ma su
I make a phone call to my mother.
More examples
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.
Core concept
Refers to using a telephone to connect with someone by voice, or to the device used for that connection.
Common phrases
電話をかけるden wa o ka ke ru
make a phone call
電話に出るden wa ni de ru
answer the phone
電話を切るden wa o ki ru
hang up the phone
Similar words
通話tsūwa: A conversation held by telephone.
Definition in Japanese
電話機を使って相手と音声で話すこと。また、そのための機器。den wa ki o tsuka tte ai te to on sei de hana su ko to ma ta so no ta me no ki ki
Word origin
電話 (denwa) combines 電 (den, "electricity") and 話 (wa, "talk").
Usage tips
- In conversational Japanese, 電話する (denwa suru, "to make a phone call") commonly expresses the action of making a phone call.
Other meanings
- telephonenoun
Related words
- 電話するdenwasurumake a phone callverb