話す

How to remember it

Add す (to do) to 話 (talk) — to actually do the talking.

Example sentences

• 日本語を話しますか。

  にほんごをはなしますか。

  Do you speak Japanese?

• 彼と話しました。

  かれとはなしました。

  I talked with him.

Usage

Godan verb; the language spoken is marked with を.

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