What does 話 (hanashi | はなし) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

話の接ぎ穂がなくて困った。
hanashi no hagi ho ga naku te komatta.
He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.

ねぇ私に話してよ、トラング。
nē watashi ni hanashi te yo, torangu.
Come on! Talk to me, Trang.

私が話しているときは私を見て！
watashi ga hanashi te iru toki wa watashi o mi te!
Look at me when I talk to you!

彼は彼の人生の話を私にしてくれた。
kare wa kare no jinsei no hanashi o watashi ni shi te kure ta.
He told me the story of his life. | He told me his life's story.

誰もこの話を信じないだろうからだ。
dare mo kono hanashi o shinji nai daro u kara da.
That's because I don't suppose anybody will believe this story.

彼女はそのことについて話したくないんだよ。
kanojo wa sono koto nitsuite hanashi taku nain da yo.
She doesn't want to talk about it.

まず、実験室で行われる実験について話しましょう。
mazu, jikken shitsu de okonawa reru jikken nitsuite hanashi masho u.
First, let us talk about the experiments conducted in laboratories.

もうよろしくてよ。実のない会話にはうんざりですわ。
mō yoroshiku te yo. mi no nai kaiwa ni wa unzari desu wa.
That is enough. I have had it with fruitless conversation.

彼の話はあまりにも馬鹿げていたので誰も信じなかった。
kare no hanashi wa amarini mo bakage te i ta node dare mo shinji nakatta.
His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.

たまには偏差値の高い人とレベルの高い会話してみたい。
tama ni wa hensa chi no takai hito to reberu no takai kaiwa shi te mi tai.
I like to have a deep conversation with a more academic person from time to time.

田島くん・・・。君はもう少し品のいい話はできないのか？
tajima kun . . .. kimi wa mōsukoshi shina no ī hanashi wa deki nai no ka?
Tajima ... can't you talk a little bit more genteelly?

私は反社会的かもしれないけれど人と話さないわけではない。
watashi wa han shakai teki kamo shire nai keredo hito to hanasa nai wake de wa nai.
I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.

「はい」と「いいえ」しか言わない人と会話を続けるのは難しい。
' hai ' to ' īe ' shika iwa nai hito to kaiwa o tsuzukeru no wa muzukashī.
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no". | It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No.

今度は話題が途切れないように手のひらにリストアップしとこう。
kondo wa wadai ga togire nai yō ni tenohira ni risutoappu shi toko u.
This time, so I don't run out of things to talk about, I'll write a list on the palm of my hand.

恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。
kowai hanashi ga kiki tai nara, sū shūkan mae ni watashi ga mi ta yume no koto o hanashi te ageru yo.
If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.

凄いです！こんな感動的な話は初めてです！まさに美談の中の美談です！
sugoi desu! konna kandō teki na hanashi wa hajimete desu! masani bidan no naka no bidan desu!
Amazing! This moving a story is a first for me! It's truly an epic among epics!

もし誰かにこの話の要点は何かって尋ねられても、私はさっぱりわからないわ。
moshi dare ka ni kono hanashi no yōten wa nani ka tte tazune rare te mo, watashi wa sappari wakara nai wa.
If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.

信じていたかどうかはともかく、超常的な話題に拒絶反応があるということはないようだ。
shinji te i ta ka dō ka wa tomokaku, chō tsune teki na wadai ni kyozetsu hannō ga aru toyū koto wa nai yō da.
I don't know whether she believed me or not but in any case it seems she doesn't automatically dismiss talk of the supernatural.

これに対して霊的なことがらに関する熱心な会話は、霊的な進歩に大いなる助けとなります。
kore nitaishite reiteki na koto ga ra nikansuru nesshin na kaiwa wa, reiteki na shinpo ni ōinaru tasuke to nari masu.
Nevertheless, devout conversation on spiritual things helps no little with spiritual progress.

	The Japanese word
	話
	is pronounced
	hanashi \| はなし
	means
	talk, speech, chat, story, conversation

	Examples:
	話の接ぎ穂がなくて困った。 hanashi no hagi ho ga naku te komatta. He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.
	ねぇ私に話してよ、トラング。 nē watashi ni hanashi te yo, torangu. Come on! Talk to me, Trang.
	私が話しているときは私を見て！ watashi ga hanashi te iru toki wa watashi o mi te! Look at me when I talk to you!
	彼は彼の人生の話を私にしてくれた。 kare wa kare no jinsei no hanashi o watashi ni shi te kure ta. He told me the story of his life. \| He told me his life's story.
	誰もこの話を信じないだろうからだ。 dare mo kono hanashi o shinji nai daro u kara da. That's because I don't suppose anybody will believe this story.
	彼女はそのことについて話したくないんだよ。 kanojo wa sono koto nitsuite hanashi taku nain da yo. She doesn't want to talk about it.
	まず、実験室で行われる実験について話しましょう。 mazu, jikken shitsu de okonawa reru jikken nitsuite hanashi masho u. First, let us talk about the experiments conducted in laboratories.
	もうよろしくてよ。実のない会話にはうんざりですわ。 mō yoroshiku te yo. mi no nai kaiwa ni wa unzari desu wa. That is enough. I have had it with fruitless conversation.
	彼の話はあまりにも馬鹿げていたので誰も信じなかった。 kare no hanashi wa amarini mo bakage te i ta node dare mo shinji nakatta. His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
	たまには偏差値の高い人とレベルの高い会話してみたい。 tama ni wa hensa chi no takai hito to reberu no takai kaiwa shi te mi tai. I like to have a deep conversation with a more academic person from time to time.
	田島くん・・・。君はもう少し品のいい話はできないのか？ tajima kun . . .. kimi wa mōsukoshi shina no ī hanashi wa deki nai no ka? Tajima ... can't you talk a little bit more genteelly?
	私は反社会的かもしれないけれど人と話さないわけではない。 watashi wa han shakai teki kamo shire nai keredo hito to hanasa nai wake de wa nai. I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.
	「はい」と「いいえ」しか言わない人と会話を続けるのは難しい。 ' hai ' to ' īe ' shika iwa nai hito to kaiwa o tsuzukeru no wa muzukashī. It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no". \| It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No.
	今度は話題が途切れないように手のひらにリストアップしとこう。 kondo wa wadai ga togire nai yō ni tenohira ni risutoappu shi toko u. This time, so I don't run out of things to talk about, I'll write a list on the palm of my hand.
	恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。 kowai hanashi ga kiki tai nara, sū shūkan mae ni watashi ga mi ta yume no koto o hanashi te ageru yo. If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
	凄いです！こんな感動的な話は初めてです！まさに美談の中の美談です！ sugoi desu! konna kandō teki na hanashi wa hajimete desu! masani bidan no naka no bidan desu! Amazing! This moving a story is a first for me! It's truly an epic among epics!
	もし誰かにこの話の要点は何かって尋ねられても、私はさっぱりわからないわ。 moshi dare ka ni kono hanashi no yōten wa nani ka tte tazune rare te mo, watashi wa sappari wakara nai wa. If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
	信じていたかどうかはともかく、超常的な話題に拒絶反応があるということはないようだ。 shinji te i ta ka dō ka wa tomokaku, chō tsune teki na wadai ni kyozetsu hannō ga aru toyū koto wa nai yō da. I don't know whether she believed me or not but in any case it seems she doesn't automatically dismiss talk of the supernatural.
	これに対して霊的なことがらに関する熱心な会話は、霊的な進歩に大いなる助けとなります。 kore nitaishite reiteki na koto ga ra nikansuru nesshin na kaiwa wa, reiteki na shinpo ni ōinaru tasuke to nari masu. Nevertheless, devout conversation on spiritual things helps no little with spiritual progress.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org