Japanese

はなし
Meaning: story, talk, conversation, topic
Part of Speech: Noun

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話

Example sentences

I heard an interesting story.
夢のような話だ
It's a story like a dream.
そういう話は聞いたことがない
I have never heard such a story.
彼の話はとてもおかしい。
His story is very funny.
それは今の話とは全く関係ないことだ。
That has absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about now.
彼はその話を二度と口にしなかった。
He never spoke of that story again.
そう言う話は聞いたことがない。
I have never heard such a story.
話は次の議題に移った。
The conversation moved on to the next topic.
面白い話を聞かしてくれた。
He told me an interesting story.
彼は私の話を頭から否定した。
He rejected my story completely from the start.

Usage Notes

Can mean story, conversation, topic, or matter. Common in phrases like 話をする (to talk), 話がある (have something to discuss). Different from 話す (verb: to speak).

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