Vocab Info

N2 No-adjective

(はな)(ちゅう)busy (phone)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. No-adjective

      1.

      busy (phone)

    2. 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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    Examples

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      (はな)(ちゅう)(ひと)(さえぎ)るのは失礼(しつれい)です。

      It is rude to interrupt someone who is talking. {busy (phone)}

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      両親(りょうしん)(いえ)電話(でんわ)をしたが、(はな)(ちゅう)だった。

      I called my parents' house, but the line was busy. {busy (phone)}

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      この電話(でんわ)(はな)(ちゅう)だから、(あと)()(なお)そう。

      This phone is busy, so let's call back later. {busy (phone)}

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      さっきまで(はな)(ちゅう)だった同僚(どうりょう)がいつの()にか仕事(しごと)(もど)っていた。

      The colleague who was talking until a moment ago had returned to work before I knew it. {busy (phone)}

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      授業(じゅぎょう)開始(かいし)先立(さきだ)ち、(はな)(ちゅう)学生(がくせい)(かた)をトントンと(たた)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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