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言う

Hiragana
いう / ゆう
Verb
Japanese Meaning
言う、誰かに伝える / 呼ぶ、名付ける、名前を付ける / 泣く、呼ぶ、音を立てる(動物など)
Easy Japanese Meaning
ことばをはなす。なまえでよぶことや、どうぶつなどがこえをだすこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
说;告诉 / 称呼;命名 / (动物)鸣叫;叫唤
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
說;告訴 / 稱為;稱呼;命名 / (動物)叫;鳴叫;發聲
Korean Meaning
말하다, 이야기하다 / (…라고) 부르다, 이름 짓다 / (동물 등이) 울다, 소리 내다
Indonesian
mengatakan; memberi tahu / menyebut; menamai / bersuara (tentang hewan); mengeluarkan bunyi
Vietnamese Meaning
nói; bảo / gọi; đặt tên / kêu; phát ra tiếng (động vật)
Tagalog Meaning
magsabi; sabihin / tawagin; pangalanan / sumigaw; mag-ingay
What is this buttons?

He says "hello."

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他说“你好”。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他說「你好」。

Korean Translation

그는 "안녕하세요"라고 말한다.

Indonesian Translation

Dia mengatakan "halo".

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ấy nói "Xin chào".

Tagalog Translation

Sinasabi niya, 'Kumusta'.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

to say, to tell somebody

Sense(2)

to call, to name, to give a name

Sense(3)

to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

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to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

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言う

彼は「こんにちは」と言う。

See correct answer

He says hello.

See correct answer

彼は「こんにちは」と言う。

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