も少し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少
すこ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もすこ​し [mò súkóꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞ sɨᵝko̞ɕi]

Adverb

も少(すこ)し • (mo sukoshi) 

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of もう少し (mō sukoshi)
   • 2009, “ふわふわ時間”, かきふらい (lyrics), performed by 桜高軽音部:

     もすこし勇(ゆう)気(き)ふるって
     自(し)然(ぜん)に話(はな)せば
     何(なに)かが変(か)わるのかな？
     そんな気(き)するけど

     Mo sukoshi yūki furutte
     shizen ni hanaseba
     nanika ga kawaru no ka na?
     sonna ki suru kedo

     If I gathered up a bit more courage,
     and talked to you normally,
     would anything change?
     It feels like it would, but…

   • 2014, “tig-hug”, in sasakure.UK [sasakure.UK] (lyrics), 摩訶摩謌モノモノシー‎^[1]:

     も少(すこ)し、このままで―

     mo sukoshi, kono mama de―

     Let's keep it like this for a little longer—

Related terms

• も一(いち)度(ど) (mo ichido)