英語

See also: 英语

Chinese

 
flower; hero; brave; outstanding; (abbrev) Britain; English
 
speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (英語) 英 語
simp. (英语) 英 语

Etymology

Short for 英格蘭／英格兰 (Yīnggélán) + 語／语 (yǔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

英語

  1. English language
    以英語為母語的人 [MSC, trad.]
    以英语为母语的人 [MSC, simp.]
    yǐ yīngyǔ wèi mǔyǔ de rén [Pinyin]
    native English speaker
    英語國家 / 英语国家  ―  yīngyǔ guójiā  ―  English-speaking country
    講一口純正的英語 [MSC, trad.]
    讲一口纯正的英语 [MSC, simp.]
    jiǎng yīkǒu chúnzhèng de yīngyǔ [Pinyin]
    to speak idiomatic English
    我會說英語。 / 我会说英语。  ―  Wǒ huì shuō yīngyǔ.  ―  I can speak English.
    你會說英語嗎？ / 你会说英语吗？  ―  Nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?  ―  Can you speak English?
    她既會說英語又會說漢語。 [MSC, trad.]
    她既会说英语又会说汉语。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā jì huì shuō yīngyǔ yòu huì shuō hànyǔ. [Pinyin]
    She can speak both English and Chinese.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (英語):

Others:

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
英 語
えい
Grade: 4		 ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Borrowed from Chinese 英語, or a compound coined in Japan of 英 (ei, “England”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

英語 (hiragana えいご, rōmaji Eigo)

  1. the English language
    私 (わたし)は英 (えい)語 (ご)で話 (はな)すことが出 (で)来 (き)ます。
    Watashi wa eigo de hanasu koto ga dekimasu.
    I can speak in English.
    貴 (あ)方 (なた)は英 (えい)語 (ご)が話 (はな)せますか？
    Anata wa eigo ga hanasemasu ka?
    Can you speak English?
    • 2002 March 9, Hotta, Yumi; Obata, Takeshi, “第だい131局きょく　試ためされる伊い角すみ [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 56:
      オレの日 (に)本 (ほん)語 (ご)どう？悪 (わる)くないだろ　韓 (かん)国 (こく)語 (ご)と英 (えい)語 (ご)も話 (はな)すんだぜ　趣 (しゅ)味 (み)だな語 (ご)学 (がく)は　寝 (ね)泊 (とま)りはどこ？近 (ちか)くのホテル？
      Ore no Nihongo dō? Waruku naidaro Kankokugo to Eigo mo hanasunda ze Shumi da na gogaku wa Netomari wa doko? Chikaku no hoteru?
      How’s my Japanese? Not bad, right? I also speak Korean and English. I like learning languages. Where are you staying? Some hotel nearby?

Synonyms

  • (obsolete) 英 (い)吉 (ぎ)利 (りす)語 (ご) (Igirisugo)
  • (obsolete) イギリス語 (ご) (Igirisugo)
  • (informal) イングリッシュ (Ingurisshu)

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
英語

Noun

英語 • (yeong-eo) (hangeul 영어)

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

Okinawan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 英語 (えいご, eigo), itself from Chinese 英語 (yīngyǔ)

Noun

英語 (hiragana いぇーご, romaji yēgo)

  1. English, the English language
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