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► 副詞
若し  [(1)もし]    meaning:  if  rank: 1
☆ もしかったら一緒食事でもしませんか? ⇨ If it is OK would you like to go to dinner together?  (☛ Always paired with end words like なら, たら, etc.)
☆ もし言っていることが本当だったらどうする? ⇨ What are you gonna do if what he is saying is true?  (☛ You can omit もし from the example and it will still mean the same. However もし adds the connotation of “what if”)

► 感嘆詞
もし  [(1)もし]  [coll]    meaning:  hello  rank: 4
☆ もし、そこの ⇨ Hello, you sir, ma’am, over there  (☛ Sounds very old-fashioned)