Illustration: In a neighborhood community room, a younger volunteer and an older resident sit facing one another across a small table. The resident is speaking with one hand gently raised, while the volunteer leans forward, maintains eye contact and smiles in attentive response.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

お話はなし

ohanashi

talk, conversation

A polite form of 話 for a talk or conversation. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. お話はなしがあるのですが。

    I have something to tell you.

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  2. お話はなしは終おわりましたか。

    Have you finished talking?

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  3. 少すこしお話はなししたいのですが。

    I’d like to talk to you for a minute.

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Kanji in 話

  • 話tale; talkOnワKunはなす・はなし

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