話し掛ける

はなしかける · hanashikakeru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to talk

話し掛ける = talk (話す) + hang on (掛ける): hang your talk onto someone

話す means talk and 掛ける means hang or put on. Together they mean to start talking at someone, often unexpectedly, like hanging a conversation onto them.

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