英語

See also: 英语

Chinese

England; English language
trad. (英語)
simp. (英语)

Etymology

  • Short for 英格蘭英格兰 (Yīnggélán) + ().

    Pronunciation


    Noun

    英語

    1. (uncountable) 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 [Pinyin]
      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 [Pinyin]
      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. [Pinyin]
      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? [Pinyin]
      How do you say dìtiězhàn in English?

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Sino-Xenic (英語):
    • Japanese: (えい)() (eigo)
    • Korean: 영어(英語) (yeong'eo)
    • Vietnamese: Anh ngữ (英語)
  • Wutunhua: yenyek
  • Further reading

    Japanese

    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) [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, 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.

    Synonyms

    • (obsolete) 英吉利(イギリス)() (igirisugo)
    • (obsolete) イギリス() (igirisugo)
    • (informal) イングリッシュ (ingurisshu)

    Derived terms

    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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
    2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: 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)