mou

Word
もうmou
Meaning
already; more; again
Part of speech
adverb
Pronunciation
Course
Japanese
Lesson
Verbs in the past tense

Usages of mou

もう　食たべました　か？mou tabemasita ka?
Did you eat already?
もう　一いっ回かい　言いって　ください。mou ikkai itte kudasai.
Please say it again.
もう　えび　が　食たべられません。mou ebi ga taberaremasen.
I cannot eat more shrimp.
もう　行いかない。mou ikanai.
I won't go again.
もうすぐmousugu
before long; soon; nearly
母はは　は　スウプ　の　味あじ　を　見みて　もう　少すこし　塩しお　を　入いれた。haha ha suupu no azi wo mite mou sukosi sio wo ireta.
My mother tasted the soup and added a little more salt.
Sentence from Tatoeba
もう　朝あさご飯はん　を　食たべました。mou asagohan wo tabemasita.
I've already eaten breakfast.
終おわり　が　近ちかい　です。　もう　時じ間かん　が　ありません。owari ga tikai desu. mou zikan ga arimasen.
The end is near. There's no longer any time left.
仕し事ごと　は　もう　終おえました　か。sigoto ha mou oemasita ka.
Did you already finish work?
もう　十じゅう時じ　だ。　そろそろ　行いった　方ほう　が　いい。mou zyuuzi da. sorosoro itta hou ga ii.
It's already 10 o'clock. (You)'d better go soon.
大だい学がく　を　卒そつ業ぎょうして　から、　もう　四よ年ねん　に　なった。daigaku wo sotugyousite kara, mou yonen ni natta.
It's already beenbecome 4 years since I graduated from university.
スカイダイビング　は　怖こわかった　です。　もう　二に度どと　やりません。sukaidaibingu ha kowakatta desu. mou nidoto yarimasen.
Skydiving was scary. I will never do it again.
バス　は　もう　出でた。basu ha mou deta.
The bus already left.
もう　行いきたく　ない。mou ikitaku nai.
I don't want to go anymore.
もう　たくさん　です。mou takusan desu.
I've had enough.
もう　やめて。mou yamete.
Stop it already.
もう、　とても　疲つかれて　いる。　　すぐ　寝ねない　と　いけない。mou, totemo tukarete iru. sugu nenai to ikenai.
I’m so tired already. I have to sleep soon.
もう　仕し事ごと　を　終おえました　か。mou sigoto wo oemasita ka.
Did you already finish work?
多た分ぶん　もう　寝ねて　いる。tabun mou nete iru.
(He)'s probably already sleeping.
あのう、　ビール　を　もう　一いっ本ぽん　お願ねがいします。anou, biiru wo mou ippon onegaisimasu.
Um, another (bottle of) beer please.
あちら　は　もう　閉しまって　います。atira ha mou simatte imasu.
That place over there is already closed.
もう　宿しゅく題だい　を　やった。mou syukudai wo yatta.
(I) already did (my) homework.
もう　出でる　の？mou deru no?
Are you leaving already?
もう　お菓か子し　を　食たべないこと　に　する。mou okasi wo tabenaikoto ni suru.
I've decided not to eat sweets anymore.
あんな　映えい画が　は　もう　二に度どと　見みたく　ない。anna eiga ha mou nidoto mitaku nai.
I don't want to see such a movie ever again.
もう　大だい丈じょう夫ぶ　だ　なあ。mou daizyoubu da naa.
It's all right now, I guess.

なあ is used here to express a soft, reflective assertion

この　橋はし　は　もう　信しん頼らい　できない。kono hasi ha mou sinrai dekinai.
This bridge is no longer reliable.
もう　結けっ構こう　です。mou kekkou desu.
That's fine. (enough)
もっと　手て伝つだいましょう　か？　いいえ、　もう　結けっ構こう　です。motto tetudaimasyou ka? iie, mou kekkou desu.
Shall I help you more? No, that's enough, thank you.
もっと　何なにか　必ひつ要よう　です　か？　いいえ、　もう　結けっ構こう　です。motto nanika hituyou desu ka? iie, mou kekkou desu.
Do you need anything else? No, I'm fine, thank you.
その　計けい画かく　は　もう　決きまりました　か？sono keikaku ha mou kimarimasita ka?
Has that plan already been decided?
生なま　ビール　を　もう　一いっ杯ぱい　ください。nama biiru wo mou ippai kudasai.
Another glass of draft beer, please.
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