Story
Talk, Speech, Conversation
noun
The kanji version of 話 means talk. This word also means talk, but it means a few other things as well. This can refer to a speech or story as well. Basically anything that involves a talking session. So, before you go, I hope you stay awhile and listen to my 話.
Who tells a great story? Hana, she (はなし) tells a great story! If you know someone named Hana or Hanna you can use that person to help you to remember this one better too.
You can also use 話す's reading to help you to remember this one, as well.
話を聞く
to listen to what someone has to say
話をもどす
to return to a prior point of discussion
話をする
to talk
話がある
to have something to say to someone
話が出来る
to be able to talk
話が出る
a topic of conversation comes up
話にならない
to be unworthy of discussion
話に出る
to come up in conversation
話になる
to become a certain topic in conversation
前の話
the previous story
人の話
other people's talk, talk about other people
しごとの話
talk about work
同じ話を何回されても、よく分かりません。
No matter how many times you tell me the same story, I still don't understand.
また日本のトイレの話ですか?
A talk about Japanese toilets again?
少しだけでいいので、話を聞いてもらえないですか?
Could you listen to me for just a little bit?