Tanoshii Japanese

話上手もいれば、聞き上手もいる。

Some people are good talkers and others good listeners.

話し上手といわれる人もあれば、聞き上手といわれる人もいる。

Some are called good talkers, and others good listeners.

彼は聞き上手だが話すのは苦手だ。

He is a good listener but a poor speaker.

彼は聞き上手だが、話すのは下手だ。

He is a good listener but a poor speaker.

人を動かす秘訣は話し上手であることより、聞き上手であることにある。

The secret of influencing people lies not so much in being a good talker as in being a good listener.

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