| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 話 | はなし、はな・す | speech, to talk, conversation |
| 話す | しょき | to speak |
| 小話 | はなし | tale |
| 話し合う | はなしあう | to discuss; to talk together |
| 会話 | かいわ | conversation |
| 話し合い | はなしあい | discussion |
| 世話をす | 世話をする | to take care (of); to help; to look after |
| 神話 | しんわ | myth, legend |
| 世話 | せわ | looking after, help, aid, assistance |
| 話合い | はなしあい | discussion, conference |
| 話し掛ける | はなしかける | to accost a person, to talk (to someone) |
| 話中 | はなしちゅう | while talking, the line is busy |
| 電話 | でんわ | a telephone |
| 電話する | でんわする | call (by phone) |
| 電話を切 | でんわをきる | to hang up the phone |
| 電話を貸 | でんわをかす | to let a person use the phone |
| 話題 | わだい | topic, subject |
| 伽話 | とぎばなし | fairy-tale, nursery-tale |
| 公衆電話 | こうしゅうでんわ | public telephone, pay phone |
| 国際電信電話諮問委員会 | こくさいでんしんでんわしもんいいんかい | International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, CCITT |
| 対話 | たいわ | interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue |
| 懇話 | こんわ | friendly (familiar) chat (talk) |
| 挿話 | そうわ | episode |
| 携帯電話 | けいたいでんわ | mobile telephone, cellular telephone |
| 昔話 | むかしばなし | folklore, legend, reminiscence |
| 秘話 | ひわ | secret story, unknown episode |
| 童話 | どうわ | fairy-tale |
| 自慢話 | じまんばなし | boastful speech, bragging |
| 談話 | だんわ | a talk, conversation |
| 通話 | つうわ | telephone call; counter for telephone calls |
| 逸話 | いつわ | anecdote |