YOU SAID:

The monk did not speak as he ate the bird.

INTO JAPANESE

僧侶は鳥を食べている間何も話さなかった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The monk said nothing while he ate the bird.

INTO JAPANESE

僧侶は鳥を食べている間何も言わなかった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The monk said nothing while he ate the bird.