LingakuFrequency rank: 32,505. – 32,810.
- dialect; provincialism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- dialect
- provincialism
This refers to a distinct form of language specific to a certain region or group of people, often characterized by unique vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
He has a strong dialect, and I couldn't understand him when I heard it for the first time.
This meaning refers to an outlook or attitude that is limited to a specific region, often emphasizing local customs or preferences over a broader or more cosmopolitan perspective.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほうげん方言をはなす話すto speak a dialectほうげん方言のちがい違いdifferences in dialectsほうげん方言まるだしto show a dialect plainlyほうげん方言をまなぶ学ぶto learn a dialectひょうじゅんご標準語とほうげん方言standard language and dialectほうげん方言がつよい強いto have a strong dialectちいき地域のほうげん方言regional dialectほうげん方言のはつおん発音pronunciation of a dialectほうげん方言じてん辞典dialect dictionaryほうげん方言ぶんか文化dialect culture
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The linguist is quite familiar with the dialect.
Strictly speaking, Chinese consists of hundreds of dialects.
We must draw attention to the distribution of this form in those dialects.
The linguist is fluent in several Chinese dialects.
What we call 'Standard English' is only one of the many dialects spoken all over the world.
10. もし、ねいてぃぶ・すぴいかあネイティブ・スピーカーのようにはつおん発音したければ、きごう「ひとつ１つのほうげん方言きごう」にしぼり絞り、れんしゅう練習をしましょう。ねいてぃぶネイティブは、たくさんのほうげん方言をにちじょうかいわ日常会話でつかいこなす使いこなすことはありません。
If you want to sound like a native speaker, it's easier if you choose one dialect and stick with it. Native speakers don't usually mix dialects in everyday speaking.