She works with an IT major. Normally she doesn't speak much but when she speaks, I bet she can make you speechless. Total nerd and travel buff Tuba can be seen passionately doing gyms, Netflix or sharing experiences through excellent blogs. If not then you can find her learning something new. Yes, She knows 4 languages – English, Hindi, Marathi, and German.
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Pronunciation
kəˈləʊkwɪəl
Meanings and Sample Sentences
- used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary
- One was written in an informal colloquial style; the other, in a formal, almost businesslike style.
- She was instructed to read the sentences in a normal, colloquial way
- In Austria, schnaps is a colloquial term that historically references distilled fruit brandy
Related words
informal, conversational, everyday, casual, non-literary; natural, unofficial, unpretentious, familiar, chatty, friendly, idiomatic, slangy; vernacular, popular, demotic
More Examples
- Some students have a good grasp of colloquial language .
- To use an US Army colloquial term, he is a “No Go” for the cabinet post .
- I could just understand enough of the colloquial language to grasp all this
Trivia
Colloquial is derived from the latin word colloquium. It is ironic that colloquium refers to formal conversation whereas colloquial refers specifically to informal conversation.