colloquial

• Bezeichnet Sprache oder Wörter, die in informeller, alltäglicher Kommunikation verwendet werden und nicht in formeller Rede oder Schriftsprache. Auch: umgangssprachlich, der gesprochenen Sprache nahe.

Describes language or words that are used in informal, everyday conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.

1. Informal languageB2formal

   Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

   Umgangssprachlich

   • The author used colloquial expressions to make the dialogue realistic.
   • In colloquial speech, people often say 'gonna' instead of 'going to'.
   • His writing style is very colloquial and easy to understand.

   Synonymecasualconversationaleverydayfamiliaridiomaticinformalnonliteraryvernacular

   Antonymeformalliterary