May I ask who’s calling?：“dochira sama de shō ka？” Japanese Phrase #92
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どちら様でしょうか？(dochira sama de shō ka)
May I ask who’s calling? / 请问您是谁？ / 누구신가요? / Xin cho hỏi ai vậy ạ?)
When you answer the phone and want the name of someone calling, you would be able to use “どちら様でしょうか？(dochira sama de shō ka?)” which means “May I ask who’s calling?”. You could use this phrase, especially in business situations. For your information, “誰ですか？(dare desuka?)” means “Who’s calling?” in only casual situations.
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Sample 1
tatsuyaもしもし？ (Hello?) (喂？) (여보세요?) (A lô?) (moshi moshi?)
yukaこんにちは。どちら様でしょうか？ (Hello. May I ask who’s calling?) (您好。请问您是谁？) (안녕하세요. 누구신가요?) (Xin chào. Cho hỏi ai vậy ạ?) (kon’nichiwa. dochira sama de shō ka?)
tatsuya田中と申します。 (This is Tanaka speaking.) (敝姓田中。) (다나카라고 합니다.) (Tôi tên là Tanaka.) (Tanaka to mōshi masu.)
Sample 2
yukaもしもし？ (Hello?) (喂？) (여보세요?) (A lô?) (moshi moshi?)
tatsuyaこんにちは。どちら様でしょうか？ (Hello. May I ask who’s calling?) (您好。请问您是谁？) (안녕하세요. 누구신가요?) (Xin chào. Cho hỏi ai vậy ạ?) (kon’nichiwa. dochira sama de shō ka?)
yuka何があったの？ (What happened?) (怎么了吗？) (무슨 일이 있었던거야?) (Chuyện gì vậy?) (nani ga atta no?)
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