Colloquialist

/kəˈloʊkwiəlɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who speaks colloquially or uses informal, conversational language; someone who studies or uses colloquial speech.

Etymology

From Latin 'colloquium' (conversation, conference) combined with '-ist' (a person who practices or studies something), referring to one who uses or specializes in informal speech.

Kelly Says

A colloquialist is basically someone who gets paid to study how real people actually talk—not the fancy Shakespeare way, but how your friends actually chat, with 'gonna' and 'you know' included!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አማርኛ ይጠቀሙ
a-ma-ar-ni-ya yi-t-qemu
ARالعربية
متكلم بالعامية
mu-tak-lim bi-al-aam-iyyah
BNবাংলা
বাক্যব্যবস্থাপক
ba-kya-byab-stha-pa-k
CACatalà
col·loquialista
koh-loh-kwee-ah-li-sta
CSČeština
slangista
slang-is-tah
DADansk
slangmand
slang-mand
DEDeutsch
Umgangssprachler
oom-gang-s-pra-kh-ler
ELΕλληνικά
φιλόλογος
fi-loh-logos
ESEspañol
coloquialista
koh-loh-kwee-ah-lee-stah
FAفارسی
گَویِشِ عامی
go-yi-sheh a-amee
FISuomi
kieliopillinen
kie-li-o-pil-li-nen
FRFrançais
collquialiste
koh-loh-kwee-ah-list
GUGU
આમુકારી
a-am-u-ka-ree
HAHA
maganin yau da yau
ma-ga-nin ya-u da ya-u
HEעברית
משתמש בלשון יומיומית
misht-am be-lashon yo-mi-mit
HIहिन्दी
लोकवादी
lok-va-dee
HUMagyar
szóbeli ember
szo-beli ember
IDBahasa Indonesia
penggunaan bahasa sehari-hari
peng-gunaan bah-sa se-hari-hari
IGIG
onye na-agụ asụsụ obodo
o-nye na-a-gu a-su-sụ o-bo-do
ITItaliano
colto
kol-toh
JA日本語
口語派
kou-go-ha
KKKK
ауыздык сөйлеуші
au-yz-dyk so-y-leu-shi
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើភាសាប្រចាំថ្ងៃ
a-nk ba-reu-p-ha-sa-pra-chaam-th-ngae
KO한국어
속어주의자
sok-eo-ju-i-ja
MRMR
शब्दांचे वापरकर्त्या
shab-daan-che va-pa-rak-tar-tyaa
MSBahasa Melayu
pengguna bahasa sehari-hari
peng-guna bah-sa se-hari-hari
MYမြန်မာ
အတင်းအကျယ် စကားပြု
a-tin-a-kyel s-ka-ar-pyo
NLNederlands
colloquialist
ko-loh-kwee-ah-list
NONorsk
slangbruker
slang-bru-ker
PAPA
ਸਲੰਗ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਰਤਕ
sa-lang shab-daan da var-tak
PLPolski
użytkownik języka potocznego
oo-zhi-tkownik je-zy-ka po-to-cz-nego
PTPortuguês
coloquialista
koh-loh-kwee-ah-li-stah
RORomână
un utilizator al limbii colocviale
un oo-tee-lee-za-tor al lim-bii ko-lo-kvi-ale
RUРусский
просторечник
pro-sto-rech-nik
SVSvenska
slangare
slang-ah-reh
SWKiswahili
mtumiaji wa lugha ya kila siku
mt-u-mia-ji wa lu-gha ya ki-la si-ku
TAதமிழ்
பொது மொழி பயனாளர்
po-thu mo-li pa-ya-na-lar
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణ భాషా వాడుకరి
sa-dhaar-na bhaasha vaadu-kari
THไทย
ผู้ใช้ภาษา Umgangssprach
poo-chai-fah-sa-a um-gang-spra-kh
TLTL
tagapagsalita ng pang-araw-araw
ta-ga-pagsa-li-ta ng pang-araw-araw
TRTürkçe
sözlücü
soh-lyoo-choo
UKУкраїнська
употреблювач побутової мови
oo-po-tresh-lyu-vakh po-bu-to-voyi mo-vi
URاردو
عامیہ بولنے والا
aam-iyah bo-len-ay wala
VITiếng Việt
người sử dụng ngôn ngữ thông tục
ngoo-ee su-dung ngon-ngu thong-tuc
YOYO
olòyìn ẹ̀dọ̀
o-lo-yin e-do
ZH中文
口语主义者
kou-yu-zhu-yi-zhe
ZUZU
umuntu owayeka izwi elikhulu
u-mu-ntu o-wa-ye-ka iz-wi e-li-khulu

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