Definition of Colloquial
casual and conversational language
Examples of Colloquial in a sentence
Because a job interview is such a serious event, one should not speak to the interviewer in a colloquial tone.
Since I am from a different country, I have a difficult time understanding the colloquial language in this country.
In the play, Eileen portrays a Southern woman whose use of colloquial language made her unpopular with her upper class peers.
The author makes use of colloquial speech to highlight the differences in upbringing between the novel’s hero and heroine.
While my father always speaks formally at work, he addresses us in colloquial terms at home.
The award-winning article compares the colloquial writings of the mountain people with the formal writings of the educated elite.
Because of her wealthy upbringing, Eva found it difficult to speak the colloquial dialect used by the kids in her urban school.
Despite her skills, the elderly school counselor was unable to understand the students’ colloquial speech.
As an adult woman used to proper etiquette, I was shocked that my daughter’s teenage friend spoke to me in such a colloquial manner at our first meeting.
Margaret had no idea that she was not supposed to address the members of the royal family in such a colloquial manner.
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