conversational English
Everyday spoken language
Conversational English is the informal spoken language of everyday interaction, as distinct from written, academic, or formal registers.
It features contractions, fillers (um, you know), incomplete sentences, and vocabulary that might seem too casual for a business letter or essay.
Her conversational English is excellent, but she struggles with formal writing.
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
- breaking the iceInitiating social contact
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
- chit-chatInformal trivial conversation
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
body language · phrasal verb · colloquialism · code-switching · euphemisms · regional dialects · slang expressions · idiom · register · paraphrasing · interjection · accents · filler words · slang · contraction · elision · proverbs · eye contact
- Informal Languageslang, idioms, colloquialisms, contractions, expressions
conversational Englishacademic English
Formal language of scholarship
diplomatic language · official language · business English · Queen's English
conversational Englishwritten English
Recorded form of this language
formal writing · prepared speech · monologue · academic writing · scripted dialogue
conversation, conversationally, converse, conversing, conversed, conversant, convert, conversion, convertible