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話す · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

General verb for oral communication between people. Covers casual chatting, conversation, and speaking in a non-formal sense.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Used when conveying information, stories, or details to someone. Often takes a direct object marked with を for the content.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Specifically for speaking a language. The language is marked with を.

〈人ひと〉と話はなすto talk with someone
友とも達だちと長ながい時じ間かん話はなした。
I talked with my friend for a long time.
〈言げん語ご〉を話はなすto speak a (foreign) language
彼かれは英えい語ごとフランス語ごを話はなす。
He speaks English and French.
〈相あい手て〉に〈事こと〉を話はなすto tell someone about something
彼かの女じょに本ほん当とうのことを話はなした。
I told her the truth.
電でん話わで話はなすto talk on the phone
母はははと電でん話わで話はなした。
I talked with my mother on the phone.
〈事こと〉について話はなすto talk about a topic
将しょう来らいについて話はなし合あった。
We talked about our future.
早はや口くちで話はなすto talk fast
彼かれはいつも早はや口くちで話はなす。
He always talks fast.

事じ情じょうを話はなすexplain the situation; tell the circumstances
心こころを割わって話はなすhave a heart-to-heart talk; speak frankly
腹はらを割わって話はなすspeak frankly; have a heart-to-heart talk; open up to each other
話はなし合あいがつくcome to an agreement; reach a mutual understanding; settle through discussion

言いうN4sense 1
言う focuses on uttering a specific statement or word, while 話す describes the broader act of talking or conversing.
しゃべるN3sense 1
喋る is a casual, colloquial word for talking that often implies chattiness, while 話す is neutral and usable in formal contexts too.
語かたるN3sense 2
語る is a more literary word for narrating or recounting a story at length, while 話す is the everyday word for telling or explaining things.
伝つたえるN4sense 2
伝える emphasizes successfully conveying information or a message to someone, while 話す simply describes the act of telling or speaking about it.

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語かたらう
話す is the neutral, general verb for talking, while 語らう specifically evokes an intimate, heartfelt, or confidential exchange.
話はなしかけるN3
話す is the general verb for speaking or talking about something, while 話しかける specifically means to initiate speech with someone.
述のべるN3
話す emphasizes speaking or conversing, whereas 述べる focuses on expressing content clearly, often in writing or formal speech.
物もの語がたるN2
話す is the general, everyday verb for speaking or telling, whereas 物語る implies a more detailed, structured narrative.
話はなし込こむN2
話す is the plain, general verb for 'to speak/talk,' while 話し込む adds the nuance of being deeply absorbed in a long conversation.

黙だまるN3sense 1
黙る means to fall silent or say nothing, the opposite of 話す, which means to speak or talk.
聞きくN5
話す (to speak) is the natural opposite action to 聞く (to listen) in a conversation.
黙だまり込こむN2
話す means to speak or talk, the direct opposite of 黙り込む, which means to stop talking and fall silent.

放はなすN3
放す (to let go, release) is a homophone of 話す (to talk) written with a different kanji and unrelated in meaning.
離はなすN3
離す (to separate, move apart) is a homophone of 話す (to talk) that learners can mix up despite the different kanji and meaning.
話はなせる
話す is the plain dictionary form meaning 'to talk,' while 話せる is its potential form meaning 'can talk,' and learners often mix up the two conjugations.
話はなし合あうN3
話す just means to speak or talk (can be one person talking), while 話し合う specifically means two or more people discussing something mutually.

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Native Japanese verb. The kanji 話 is composed of 言 (speech) and 舌 (tongue), suggesting the act of using the tongue to speak.