Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

話(はな)すto talk, to speak, to converse, to chat

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat

      2. 2.

        to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss

      3. 3.

        to speak (a language)

    All Forms

    話す 【はなす】、咄す 【はなす】

    Details

      • は

      • な

      • す

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 大(おお)きな声(こえ)で話(はな)す。

      I talk in a loud voice.

      • N5
    • 母(はは)とフランス語(ご)で話(はな)す。

      I speak French with my mother.

      • N5
    • もう少(すこ)しゆっくり話(はな)してください。

      Please talk a little more slowly.

      • N5
    • 彼女(かのじょ)と初(はじ)めて話(はな)すまで、私(わたし)は彼女(かのじょ)が嫌(きら)いだった。

      Until I talked to her for the first time, I did not like her.

      • N5
    • 図書館(としょかん)で話(はな)す時(とき)は静(しず)かな声(こえ)で話(はな)しましょう。

      Let's speak with a quiet voice when you talk in a library.

      • N4
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