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“To start talking” in Japanese

Short answer
言い出す iidasu iidasu

To start talking in Japanese is “言い出す” (iidasu). Full meaning: to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up, to come out with; to be the first to say, to suggest (doing), to propose.

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