To Talk
To Tell, To Recite
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means language, so when you do language you're going to talk about something. Maybe you're going to tell a story, or the truth.
This verb is transitive, so it generally takes a direct object in Japanese, even though the English translations might not.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
Every time you open your mouth to talk, a catapult (かた) within you launches something embarrassing from your past. Catapult strikes again, talk ruined again!
次のセミナーでは、何について語る予定ですか？
What do you plan to talk about at the next seminar?
これは有名作家が、自分の一生を語った本です。
This is a book where a famous writer talks about their life.
モダンアート作家が海外生活の体験を語ってくれました。
A modern artist talked about their experience living abroad.