Do you also say 「もしもし」 on Skype?


Is 「もしもし」 only used when you cannot see the person you're talking with (I once
heard that it's somewhat akin to "Anyone there?", which wouldn't make much
sense if you could see your conversation partner) or do you also use it when
making video calls?




もしもし is like "Hello" and it's used in two kinds of situations:

  1. As the very first word of the call ("Hello, this is Tanaka speaking.")
  2. As the word to check if the other person can hear you, when the line is noisy or unstable ("Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?")

In video calls, you can still safely use もしもし in the second situation. In the
first sense, and in a video call, I feel もしもし is probably not very common.
Many people probably use other nonspecific greetings like おはようございます, どうも. But
some people may use もしもし, and it's not that strange.




もしもし is like "Hello" and it's used in two kinds of situations:

  1. As the very first word of the call ("Hello, this is Tanaka speaking.")
  2. As the word to check if the other person can hear you, when the line is noisy or unstable ("Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?")

In video calls, you can still safely use もしもし in the second situation. In the
first sense, and in a video call, I feel もしもし is probably not very common.
Many people probably use other nonspecific greetings like おはようございます, どうも. But
some people may use もしもし, and it's not that strange.

