彼に話しかけるのは石壁に話しかけるようなものだ。

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English Translation

You may as well talk to a stone wall as to him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)に話(はな)しかけるのは石壁(いしかべ)に話(はな)しかけるようなものだ。

Romanji

Kare ni hanashikakeru no wa ishikabe ni hanashikakeru yōna mono da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

石壁 (いしかべ、せきへき)

stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative