話 (Hanashi) is a Japanese noun meaning “talk, speech, chat, conversation”.
Meanings
- nountalk; speech; chat; conversation
- nountopic; subject
- noundiscussions; negotiation; argument
- nounrumor; talk; hearsay
- nountale; story; fable
- nouncircumstances; particulars
Examples
話がそれた。
The story wandered.
話は決まった。
Let's leave it at that.
話を続けなさい。
Go ahead with your story.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).