Breakdown of denwa
talk
話
We talk by forming words with our tongue.
electricity
電
When it rains, you quickly go to your rice paddy and point a fishhook in the sky in order to harvest some electricity.
Usages of denwa
電話するdenwasuru
to call, to telephone
携帯電話keitaidenwa
mobile phone
電話番号denwabangou
phone number
電話 を 切った。denwa o kitta.
I hung up the phone.
丁度 その 時、 電話 が 鳴った。choudo sono toki, denwa ga natta.
Just at that moment, the phone rang.
友達 に 電話 を 掛けます。tomodachi ni denwa o kakemasu.
I will call my friend.
誰 に 電話 を 掛けたい です か。dare ni denwa o kaketai desu ka.
Who do you want to call?
彼女 に お見舞い の 電話 を しました。kanojo ni omimai no denwa o shimashita.
I made a get-well call to her.
電話 を かけなければ、 誰 も 来ない でしょう。denwa o kakenakereba, dare mo konai deshou.
If you don't call, no one will probably come.
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