話(はな)し声(ごえ)

はなしごえ
noun
speaking voice; sound of talking
communication
1. speaking voice; sound of talking; voices
The voice used in ordinary conversation, or the audible sound of people talking — as opposed to singing or shouting.
隣(となり)から話(はな)し声(ごえ)が聞(き)こえる。
I can hear voices from next door.
彼女(かのじょ)の話(はな)し声(ごえ)は優(やさ)しい。
Her speaking voice is gentle.
夜遅(よるおそ)く、廊下(ろうか)で小(ちい)さな話(はな)し声(ごえ)がした。
Late at night, there were faint voices in the hallway.

Refers both to the quality of a person's conversational voice and to the sound of talking that one overhears.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 歌声(うたごえ): singing voice — the voice when singing rather than talking
  • 声(こえ): voice — the general word, without the specific sense of conversation

Related Words

Compare: 歌声(うたごえ) (singing voice)
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