Call in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo phone and ask for someone or something to come, such as an ambulance, a tow truck or the police.

Definition in Japanese電話をして、救急車やレッカー車、警察などに来てもらうこと。

Example sentences

• 隣(となり)の人(ひと)がエレベーターで倒(たお)れて、救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ)を呼(よ)んだんだけど、来(く)るまで一時間近(いちじかんちか)くかかった。🔊

  My neighbor fainted in the elevator, and when I called an ambulance, it took almost an hour to show up.

• あの車(くるま)のアラーム、夜中(よなか)の十二時(じゅうにじ)からずっと鳴(な)ってる。もう警察(けいさつ)呼(よ)ぼうかな。🔊

  That car alarm's been going off since midnight — I'm this close to calling the cops.

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