"タクシーをよんでください。"
Translation:Please call a taxi.
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Due to the limited number of sounds, the good thing is that Japanese is fairly easy to pronounce. The bad thing (as compared with English) is that they would either have to create extremely long words, or have way too many homophones. We see the result of the second way (also why so many Japanese defend using kanji). Seems like whenever there is something about a foreign language that makes it easier to learn, it comes tied with a corresponding thing that makes it harder.
呼んで and 読んで aren't quite homophonous in Standard Japanese. The former is pronounced with a rise in pitch, sort of like "do re" and the latter with a drop in pitch, like "mi do."
However, the roots of the two words differ.
呼ぶ - to call
読む - to read
In another part of this lesson, "call" was expressed as よび. How do we know whether to use よび or よんで?
According to Jisho よび on its own is a noun.
At this point I'm relieved every time I get a question that isn't to do with death
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So, I am having some trouble seeing/finding the difference between 呼びます and 掛けます in the context of calling someone. Would you also use 呼びます when calling someone on the phone? I would really appreciate it if someone would care to enlighten me
掛けます doesn't mean "call(s)." It's more like "hang(s)," especially things like wires and bridges. You can also "hang" a 電話, but that word must be present or strongly implied. 呼びます is remarkably like English "call(s)." You can certainly do it with a phone.
