How to Say ‘A little more’ in Japanese
もう少し
mou sukoshi
[MOH soo-koh-shee]
💬 Usage Tip: もう少し (mō sukoshi) is said with a long (ō). Put it before any request to make it gentler: もう少しゆっくり "a little more slowly".
Phrase Breakdown
もう
mou
[MOH]
a bit more
Adverb meaning 'more'; with 少し it means 'a little more'.
もう少し待ってください。
Please wait a little longer.
少し
sukoshi
[soo-koh-shee]
a little; a bit
少し（すこし） means “a little.” Useful to describe mild pain, slight nausea, a small amount of fever, etc.
おなかが少し痛いです。
My stomach hurts a little.
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