Tanoshii Japanese

話せば長いことなのです。

It is a long story.

彼女が話せば話すほど、私はますます退屈になった。

The more she talked, the more bored I got.

悪魔のことを話せば悪魔が現れる。

Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

かいつまんで話せば、彼は初恋の人と結婚したのだ。

To make a long story short, he married his first love.

かいつまんで話せば、すべてが旨く行った。

To make a long story short, everything went fine.

日本語を話せば、俺は子供みたいに聞こえるから

When I speak Japanese, I sound like a child.

もっと英語を話せばよかった。

I wish I could have spoken more English.

話せばわかる。

If we talk, we can understand each other.

used when persuading someone to talk, especially when there is conflict

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