Japanese Word of the Day
話す
ha-NA-su • verb — 28th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to speak; to talk
Examples
- ちょっと話してもいいですか？
(Can I talk to you for a moment?) - 彼は英語を上手に話します。
(He speaks English well.) - 会議で新しい計画について話しました。
(I talked about the new plan at the meeting.)
Synonyms
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話す is a very common verb used for speaking or talking. Use を with languages (日本語を話す), に or と with people to indicate who you speak to (彼に話す / 友達と話す), and について to indicate the topic (〜について話す). Polite form is 話します and te-form 話して (e.g., 話してください). しゃべる is more casual/colloquial; 語る is more formal or literary (to narrate or tell).
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