英語

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Chinese

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

Short for 英格蘭英格兰 (Yīnggélán) + ().

Pronunciation


Noun

英語

  1. English language
    牛津英語詞典牛津英语词典  ―  Niújīn Yīngyǔ Cídiǎn  ―  Oxford English Dictionary
    英語母語 [MSC, trad.]
    英语母语 [MSC, simp.]
    yīngyǔ wéi mǔyǔ de rén
    native English speaker
    英語國家英语国家  ―  yīngyǔ guójiā  ―  English-speaking country
    一口純正英語 [MSC, trad.]
    一口纯正英语 [MSC, simp.]
    jiǎng yīkǒu chúnzhèng de yīngyǔ
    to speak idiomatic English
    英語英语  ―  Wǒ huì shuō yīngyǔ.  ―  I can speak English.
    英語英语  ―  Nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?  ―  Can you speak English?
    英語漢語 [MSC, trad.]
    英语汉语 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā jì huì shuō yīngyǔ yòu huì shuō hànyǔ.
    She can speak both English and Chinese.
    地鐵站英語怎麽 [MSC, trad.]
    地铁站英语怎么 [MSC, simp.]
    “dìtiězhàn” yòng yīngyǔ zěnme shuō?
    How do you say dìtiězhàn in English?

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (英語):
  • Wutunhua: yenyek
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    Japanese

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    Etymology

    Kanji in this term
    えい
    Grade: 4

    Grade: 2
    on’yomi

    Borrowed from Chinese 英語英语 (yīngyǔ), or a compound coined in Japan of (ei, England) +‎ (-go, language).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (えい)() (Eigo

    1. the English language
      (わたし)(えい)()(はな)すことが()()ます。
      Watashi wa Eigo de hanasu koto ga dekimasu.
      I can speak in English.
      ()(なた)(えい)()(はな)せますか?
      Anata wa Eigo ga hanasemasu ka?
      Can you speak English?
      • 2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “(だい)131(ひゃくさんじゅういち)(きょく) (ため)される()(すみ)”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 56:
        オレの()(ほん)()どう?(わる)くないだろ (かん)(こく)()(えい)()(はな)すんだぜ (しゅ)()だな()(がく)
        Ore no nihongo dō? Waruku nai daro Kankokugo to eigo mo hanasu n da ze Shumi da na gogaku wa
        How’s my Japanese? Not bad, right? I also speak Korean and English. I like learning languages.

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    References

    1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Noun

    英語 (yeong'eo) (hangeul 영어)

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

    Okinawan

    Kanji in this term
    いぇー
    Grade: 4

    Grade: 2
    on’yomi

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Japanese (えい)() (eigo), itself from Chinese 英語英语 (yīngyǔ).

    Noun

    (いぇー)() (yēgo

    1. English, the English language

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Noun

    英語

    1. chữ Hán form of Anh ngữ (English language).