Illustration: Two neighbors sit at a small kitchen table in a Japanese apartment, enjoying an unhurried conversation over tea. One leans forward with an animated hand gesture and a half-open mouth, while the other smiles knowingly and lifts a hand as if about to add a detail.

おしゃべり

oshaberi

chat, chitchat

Example sentences

彼かれらは天気てんきについておしゃべりした。
They chatted about the weather.
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おしゃべりは好すきかい？
Do you like talking?
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彼かれらはおしゃべりを止とめました。
They stopped talking.
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