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早い話が (hayaihanashiga) Japanese meaning: in short | Kotomora

早はやい話はなしが

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Meanings

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expression, adverb

in short; in a nutshell; to cut a long story short

Used to summarize or get straight to the point, often when skipping details. Slightly casual.

早はやい話はなしが、彼かれは来きたくないってことだ

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In short, he doesn't want to come.

早はやい話はなしが、計けい画かくは中ちゅう止しになった。

To cut a long story short, the plan was canceled.

Kanji

早early, fast
話tale, talk

Related words

要ようするに
More formal and common in both speech and writing. 早い話が is slightly more colloquial and implies skipping over details.
つまり
Neutral and widely used for summarizing or rephrasing. 早い話が has a stronger nuance of cutting the story short.

Built from

早はやい+話はなし

Etymology

Literally 'if it's a quick story', from 早い (fast/early) + 話 (story) + が (subject marker). The phrase grammaticalized into an adverbial expression meaning 'in short'.