How to say language in Japanese

ことばkotobaけとばketobaobs.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gakuseiga英文eibun論文誌ronbunshini論文ronbunwo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minasanhaどんなdonnaプログラミング言語PUROGURAMINGUgengoga好きsukiですかdesuka
What programming language does everybody like?
目上meuenohitonoするsuruことkotoについてnitsuite話すhanasutoki尊敬語sonkeigowo使いますtsukaimasu
When speaking about your superiors' actions, you use respectful language.
内容naiyouhaさておきsateokiなにnaniこのkono物々しいmonomonoshii話し方hanashikataha
Leaving what it means to one side, what's with the high-falutin' language?
最近saikin目上meuenohitoni敬語keigowo使わないtsukawanai若者wakamonoga多いooi
Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

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