Vocab Info
N2 No-adjective
話し中busy (phone)
Dictionary Definition
No-adjective
1.
busy (phone)
No-adjective
2.
in talks, discussion underway
All Forms
話し中 【はなしちゅう】、話中 【はなしちゅう】
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話し中の人を遮るのは失礼です。
It is rude to interrupt someone who is talking. {busy (phone)}
両親の家に電話をしたが、話し中だった。
I called my parents' house, but the line was busy. {busy (phone)}
この電話は話し中だから、後で掛け直そう。
This phone is busy, so let's call back later. {busy (phone)}
さっきまで話し中だった同僚がいつの間にか仕事に戻っていた。
The colleague who was talking until a moment ago had returned to work before I knew it. {busy (phone)}
授業の開始に先立ち、話し中の学生の肩をトントンと叩きました。
Before starting the class, I tapped on the shoulder of a student who was talking. {busy (phone)}
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