Word Meaning 話がうまい

はなしがうまい hanashigaumai

話がうまい is read as はなしがうまい (hanashigaumai) and means good at storytelling.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

はなしがうまい

Romaji

hanashigaumai

Writing Variants

話が上手い はなしがうまい hanashi ga umai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 117515 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

話し合い

はなしあい

discussion

話しかける

はなしかける

to begin to talk

話

はなし

circumstances

話す

はなす

to speak (a language)

話し中

はなしちゅう

busy (phone)

話し込む

はなしこむ

to be deep in talk

話し合う

はなしあう

to discuss

話題

わだい

topic

話し言葉

はなしことば

spoken language

話し声

はなしごえ

speaking voice

話し方

はなしかた

way of talking

話し相手

はなしあいて

person with whom to speak

Example Sentences

トムは読話がうまいから、手話で話さなくても大丈夫だよ。

You don't need to speak to Tom in sign language, because he can read lips really well.