How to say language in Japanese

言葉★【ことばkotoba・けとばketobaobs.】詞・辞【ことばkotoba】

noun:

  • language; dialect ➜ 言語
  • word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark ➜ 単語
  • speech; (manner of) speaking
  • learning to speak; language acquisition

Example Sentences

学生gakuseiがga英文eibun論文誌ronbunshiにni論文ronbunをwo投稿toukouしてshite、「条件付採録joukenzukesairoku」になっていますninatteimasu。
The student submitted a paper to an English-language journal, and the result was "conditional acceptance".
皆さんminasanはhaどんなdonnaプログラミング言語PUROGURAMINGUgengoがga好きsukiですかdesuka?
What programming language does everybody like?
目上meueのno人hitoのnoするsuruことkotoについてnitsuite話すhanasu時toki、尊敬語sonkeigoをwo使いますtsukaimasu。
When speaking about your superiors' actions, you use respectful language.
内容naiyouはhaさておきsateoki、なにnaniこのkono物々しいmonomonoshii話し方hanashikataはha?
Leaving what it means to one side, what's with the high-falutin' language?
最近saikin、目上meueのno人hitoにni敬語keigoをwo使わないtsukawanai若者wakamonoがga多いooi。
Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

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