くちをきく – Vocabulary details

くちをきく

Expression

Verb (5-dan, く)

Idiomatic

1. to speak; to talk

2. to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

もう彼かれとはくちをきかないぞ。

I won't talk to him anymore.

くちをきく元げん気きもなくなった。

I no longer have the energy to talk.

いったい君きみはくちをきいたのか。

Did you speak at all?

あいつとは断だん固こ２に度どとくちをきかんぞ。

I absolutely will not speak to that fellow again!

あんな奴やつとはもう二に度どとくちをききたくない。

I don't want to talk to that bloke ever again.

うちの赤あかん坊ぼうはくちをきくようになってきました。

Our baby is learning to speak.

その女じょ性せいはまるで先せん生せいのようなくちをきく。

The woman speaks as if she were a teacher.

謝あやまったのだがそれでも彼かの女じょは私わたしにくちをきこうとしなかった。

I apologized, but even then she wouldn't speak to me.

彼かれは話はなしかけられない限かぎり、決けっして自じ分ぶんからはくちをきかない。

He never speaks unless spoken to.

議ぎ論ろんした後あと、彼かれらは互たがいに１いっ週しゅう間かんもくちをきかなかった。

After they argued, they didn't speak to each other for a week.

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