電話して
denwa shite
To say "call me" in Japanese, use 電話して (denwa shite).
This phrase is used specifically to request a telephone call. It cannot be used to mean "call me by my name" or "call me a name".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 電話して is informal and is used with friends, family or people of equal or lower social status. You can use 電話してね to add a softening effect to the request in informal settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the request more polite and formal, you can add ください to the te-form to create 電話してください. Adding the particle ね to the end of the phrase, as in 電話してね, softens the request and seeks a sense of agreement or confirmation from the listener.
How do you pronounce it?
denwa shite
Did you know?
- If you want to ask someone to call you back, you wouldn't just say 電話して, but would likely use 折り返し電話して (orikaeshi denwa shite). The term 折り返し refers to the action of folding something back.
- When answering a phone, Japanese people say もしもし, a phrase derived from the verb 'to say' that serves as a sonic handshake to confirm the line is open.
- The word 電話 ('telephone') is composed of the characters for 'electricity' and 'talk', reflecting the technology's novelty when the word was coined.
Examples in context
- 電話してね。Call me.This example shows how to use 電話して in a friendly way.Tatoeba #3480329 by arnab, translation #1553532 by CK
- ８時に電話して。Call me at eight.This example shows how to specify a time when using 電話して.Tatoeba #10516153 by small_snow, translation #10469863 by AlanF_US
- 今夜電話してね。Call me this evening.Tatoeba #13699564 by small_snow, translation #243271 by CK
- 私の携帯電話に連絡してくださいPlease call me on my mobile phone.
- 明日遊ぶ予定だから、電話してねWe have plans to hang out tomorrow, so give me a call.
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Example conversation
Youta and Yui are talking on the street before parting ways.
- 陽太 Yota家に帰ったら電話して。ie ni kaettara denwa shite.Call me when you get home.
- 結衣 Yuiわかった、電話するね。wakatta, denwa suru ne.Okay, I will call you.
- 陽太 Yotaじゃあ、また後でね。jaa, mata ato de ne.Well, see you later.
- 結衣 Yuiバイバイ！baibai!Bye bye!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
