話し掛ける (はなしかける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

話し掛ける (はなしかける) means to start talking to someone.

See example sentences below.

話し掛ける at a glance

話し掛ける

はなしかけるhanashikakeru

N2verb

to start talking to someone

話し掛けるはなしかけるhanashikakeruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to start talking to someone

Example 1

知らない人に話し掛けた。

Translation

I started talking to a stranger.

Example 2

先生が生徒に話し掛けた。

Translation

The teacher spoke to the student.