英語

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Japanese [edit]

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Kanji in this term

Etymology [edit]

Compound of  (ei, England) +‎  (-go, language).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

英語 (hiragana えいご, romaji Eigo)

  1. English, the English language
    私は英語で話すことが出来ます。
    わたしはえいごではなすことができます。
    Watashi wa eigo de hanasu koto ga dekimasu.
    I can speak in English.
    貴方は英語が話せますか?
    あなたえいごがはなせますか?
    Anata wa eigo ga hanasemasu ka?
    Can you speak English?

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Korean [edit]

Hanja in this word

Noun [edit]

英語 (yeong-eo)

  1. Hanja form? of 영어, “the English language”.

Mandarin [edit]

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simpl. 英语
trad.

Etymology [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA: [ iŋ˥˥y˨˩˦ ]

Proper noun [edit]

英語 (traditional, Pinyin Yīngyǔ, simplified 英语)

  1. (Beginning Mandarin) the English language
    英語
    huì shuō Yīngyǔ.
    I can speak English.
    英語
    huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?
    Can you speak English?

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Derived terms [edit]

References [edit]

  • 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:

Min Nan [edit]

simpl. 英语
trad.

Pronunciation [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

英語 (traditional, POJ Eng-gí or Eng-gú, simplified 英语)

  1. the (spoken) English language

Synonyms [edit]