Meaning of もう少し in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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もう少し
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Kana Readingもうすこし
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Romajimōsukoshi
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Word Senses
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- Meaning
- a bit more; a bit longer
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Example Sentences
もう少し, もうすこし used in context
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Could you be a little quieter, sir?
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新車
くるま しんしゃ 時とき 300万円まんえん まんえん したする 車くるま も今いま では30万円まんえん まんえん 位くらい だそうですから、もう少しもうすこし 乗ろうと思いますおもう 。Cars that, when new, cost 3,000,000 yen are apparently now worth 300,000, so I think I'll use mine a little longer.
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フロントローラーのスラスト角
かく は2度、多分たぶん レース時とき にはもう少しもうすこし 角かく 度を強めるつよめる 予定よてい です。The front-roller thrust angle is 2 degrees, probably there were plans to strengthen that angle a little when racing.
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話し方
はなしかた がちょっといっすん 速すぎてすぎる 私わたし には分かりませんわかる 。もう少しもうすこし ゆっくり話してはなす いただけませんか。You're speaking a little too fast for me. Would you speak a little more slowly?
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予定通り
よていどおり に、その業者ぎょうしゃ は、時間じかん がもう少しもうすこし 欲しいほしい 、と言っていう きたくる 。Right on schedule, that contractor came around today, begging for more time.
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母
はは はスープの味あじ を見てみる もう少しもうすこし 塩しお をいれたいれる 。My mother tasted the soup and added a little more salt.
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