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Japanese word 話す: to speak / to talk / to tell. Meanings and example sentences.

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話す (はなす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

話す (はなす) means to speak / to talk / to tell.

See example sentences below.

話す at a glance

話す

はなすhanasu

N5verb

to speak / to talk / to tell

話すはなすhanasuN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 話す

Core meaning

to speak / to talk / to tell

Basic example sentences

Example 1

先生と話すのが好きです。

Translation

I like talking with my teacher.

Example 2

電話で話す時間が長いです。

Translation

I spend a long time talking on the phone.

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