Japanese

もう

もういちど
Meaning: once more; again
Part of Speech: Adverb

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Handwriting

も
う
一
度

Example sentences

Excuse me, but could you explain it once more?
なんだと!もう一度言ってみろ。
What did you say?! Say that again.
えっ、なんだって?もう一度言ってくれる?
What? What did you say? Could you say that again?
靴のひもが緩んでいたので、もう一度結んだ。
Since my shoelaces were loose, I tied them once more.
三度目の正直という言葉を信じて、もう一度挑戦した。
Believing in the saying 'third time's a charm', I tried once more.
明日は本番だから、もう一度確認しよう。
Tomorrow is the actual performance, so let's check one more time.
念のために、もう一度ドアの鍵を確認した。
Just to be sure, I checked the door lock one more time.
もう一度最初からやり直しましょう。
Let's start over from the beginning one more time.
何だと?もう一度言ってみろ!
What was that? Say it again!
声が小さくてよく聞こえなかったので、もう一度聞き返した。
His voice was so quiet that I couldn't hear him well, so I asked him again.

Usage Notes

A polite way to ask for repetition. 'Mou' means 'more' and 'ichido' means 'one time'.

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