| colloquia | n. The Latinic plural of colloquium. [ PJC ] |
| Colloquial | a. [ See Colloqui. ] Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style. -- Col*lo"qui*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the highest order. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] |
| Colloquialism | n. A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Colloquialize | v. t. To make colloquial and familiar; as, to colloquialize one's style of writing. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 君(P);公 | [きみ, kimi] (pn, adj-no) (1) (male) (fam) (used colloquially by young females) you; buddy; pal; (2) (arch) monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master; (P) #1,189 [Add to Longdo] |
| いらっしゃる | [irassharu] (v5aru, vi) (1) (hon) (irregular forms such as いらした, etc. in colloquial Japanese; sometimes written 居らっしゃる) to come; to go; to be (somewhere); (aux-v) (2) (after a -te form, or the particle "de") is (doing); are (doing); (P) #4,805 [Add to Longdo] |
| どちらか;どっちか | [dochiraka ; docchika] (n) (どっちか is more colloquial) either; one (of the two) [Add to Longdo] |
| ましょう;ましょ(ik);まひょ(ik) | [mashou ; masho (ik); mahyo (ik)] (exp) (1) (pol) (ましょ is a colloquialism in standard Japanese; まひょ is a colloquialism in Kansai dialect) (See ます) (used to express the speaker's volition) I'll; (2) (used to make an invitation, request, etc.) let's; (3) (See でしょう) (used to express a conjecture) probably [Add to Longdo] |
| コロキュアル | [korokyuaru] (n) colloquial [Add to Longdo] |
| 雅俗 | [がぞく, gazoku] (n) refined and vulgar; classical and colloquial [Add to Longdo] |
| 雅俗混交;雅俗混淆 | [がぞくこんこう, gazokukonkou] (n) mixture of both culture and vulgarism; mixture of both literary and colloquial (language) [Add to Longdo] |
| 雅俗折衷 | [がぞくせっちゅう, gazokusecchuu] (n) blending of the classical and colloquial styles [Add to Longdo] |
| 君子豹変 | [くんしひょうへん, kunshihyouhen] (n) (1) the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; (2) (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor [Add to Longdo] |
| 君達;君たち | [きみたち, kimitachi] (pn, adj-no) (fam) (male) (used colloquially by young females) you (plural); all of you; you all [Add to Longdo] |
