笑い話

わらいばなし わらいはなし

funny story

固い話

かたいはなし

serious topic (of conversation)

甘い話

うまいはなし

too good to be true stories (offers) (e.g. scams and frauds)

話し合い

はなしあい

discussion, conference

話が早い

はなしがはやい

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

早い話が

はやいはなしが

in short, in a nutshell, in a word, to cut a long story short

うまい話

うまいはなし

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

話は早い

はなしははやい

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

詳しい話

くわしいはなし

detailed account

思い出話

おもいでばなし

reminiscent talk

話がうまい

はなしがうまい

good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

間違い電話

まちがいでんわ

wrong number

電話が遠い

でんわがとおい

having a bad connection (phone call); unable to hear (the other person's voice); having a faint voice

世話がない

せわがない

simple (e.g. matter), problem free

話

わ はなし

talk, speech, chat, story, conversation

電話対話

でんわたいわ

telephone dialogue

話にならない

はなしにならない

to not be worth considering, to be out of the question

いたずら電話

いたずらでんわ

crank call, prank phone call

話が見えない

はなしがみえない

to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about