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話中 (はなしちゅう) - N2 vocabulary
while talking,the line is busy

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あいにく、お話中です。 I'm sorry, your line is busy.

あいにく話中です。 I'm afraid the line is busy.

お話中すみません。 May I cut in?

お話中です。 The number is engaged.

お話中失礼します。 I'm sorry to interrupt you.

お話中失礼ですが、窓を開けて下さいませんか。 Excuse me for interrupting you, but would you mind opening the window?

これで３０分もお話中です。 The line has been busy for 30 minutes now.

ただいまお話中です。 The line is engaged.

ただいま通話中だ。 The line is busy now.

まだお話中です。 The line is still busy.

午前中ずっと、ジョーンズさんと連絡を取ろうとしているのですが、いつかけてもお話中なのです。 I have been trying all morning to get in touch with Mr Jones, but his line is always busy.

私は彼に電話をしたが、話中だった。 I called him but the line was busy.

沈黙を不気味に感じるアメリカ人は多く、会話中に沈黙が起こると、それを話し始めなければならない合図だと考える傾向がある。 Many Americans are uncomfortable with silence, and they tend to regard silence in a conversation as a signal that they need to start talking.

電話中です。 I'm talking on the phone.

電話中なんですよ。 I'm talking on the phone.

電話中に切れてしまいました。 I was cut off while I was speaking.

彼に電話をしたが話中だった。 I tried to call him up but the line was busy.

彼は今電話中です。 He's now on the phone.

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