Japanese Word of the Day
話す
ha-NA-su • verb (Godan) — 14th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to speak; to talk
Examples
- 日本語を話します。
(I speak Japanese.) - ちょっと話してもいいですか？
(Can I talk with you for a moment?) - 彼と長い間話した。
(I talked with him for a long time.)
Synonyms
- しゃべる
- 話し合う
話す is the general verb for speaking or talking. Use を with languages or topics (日本語を話す), and と with people (友だちと話す). Polite form is 話します and casual is 話す or しゃべる (more informal). 話し合う means to discuss or talk something over. For formal speeches you might use 演説する or スピーチする.
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