私し語ご

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私語する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

whispering; private talk; talking during class

Often used in educational or formal settings to refer to unauthorized talking, especially during lectures or meetings.

〈人ひと〉が私し語ごをするto chat/talk privately (e.g. during class)
授じゅ業ぎょう中ちゅうに私し語ごをする生せい徒とが多おおい。
Many students chat during class.
私し語ごを慎つつしむto refrain from talking
会かい議ぎ中ちゅうは私し語ごを慎つつしんでください。
Please refrain from talking during the meeting.
私し語ごを注ちゅう意いするto warn someone about talking
先せん生せいは私し語ごを注ちゅう意いした。
The teacher warned the students about their talking.
私し語ごが絶たえないthe chatter never stops
教きょう室しつでは私し語ごが絶たえない。
There's constant chatter in the classroom.

雑ざつ談だんN1
雑談 is casual chatting anywhere, while 私語 specifically refers to talking that is inappropriate or forbidden in a formal setting like a classroom.
内ない緒しょ話ばなし
内緒話 is a secret conversation kept from others, whereas 私語 is simply unauthorized talking during class or a meeting.
おしゃべりN3
おしゃべり is a general, informal word for chit-chat, while 私語 carries the specific nuance of talking when one should be quiet.

私し事じ
私語 (talking during class/meetings) and 私事 (a personal/private matter) share the kanji 私 but have completely different meanings.

Compound of 私 (private) and 語 (speech). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning has been stable in modern Japanese.