Informal form of 話 (hanashi).

continuative of 話す

(transitive) to talk (about something); to speak (on a subject); to converse / to speak (a language)

talk, speak / word, language, term / Short for 物語 (monogatari): story, tale, narrative

language, speech

the whole story, all of the details

in the middle of a conversation; on the other line of the phone

You'll be convinced if you listen to me.

programming language

(programming) C (programming language)