Word Meaning うまい話

うまいはなし umaihanashi

うまい話 is read as うまいはなし (umaihanashi) and means too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

うまいはなし

Romaji

umaihanashi

Writing Variants

  • 甘い話 うまいはなし umaihanashi
  • 旨い話 うまいはなし umaihanashi
  • 美味い話 うまいはなし umaihanashi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 115857 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

はなし

circumstances

電話

でんわ

telephone (device)

小話

こばなし

anecdote

お話

おはなし

story

長話

ながばなし

long talk

対話

たいわ

dialogue

会話

かいわ

conversation

談話

だんわ

discourse

神話

しんわ

myth

世話

せわ

sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)

通話

つうわ

counter for telephone calls of a set duration

民話

みんわ

folk tale

Example Sentences

3

うまいはなしにあまくさそわれた。

i was coaxed by an attractive offer.

そんなうまいはなしはしんじられない。

I can’t believe a story that sounds that good.

If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".