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ガイコクゴ
Meanings
Noun
1. foreign language
Alt. forms
外がい国こく語ご
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ガイコクゴ
Pitch accent
ガ
イコクゴ
Composed of
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
Composed of
foreign country
word; term; language; speech
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
second foreign language
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom
Examples (26 in total)
I like foreign languages.
Why are you learning a foreign language?
Do you study any foreign language?
I appreciate foreign languages!
Speaking foreign languages isn't easy.
"What foreign language are you taking?" "English."
She can speak three foreign languages.
The town was flooded with strange foreign languages.
It is important for you to learn a foreign language.
If you want to master a foreign language, you must study as much as possible.
You must have a lot of patience to learn foreign languages.
Practice is the only way to master foreign languages.
As a rule, Japanese people are not good at foreign languages.
Some knowledge of foreign languages, of Spanish in particular, is essential.
Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
It is so good to be able to speak a number of foreign languages.
Learning a foreign language is truly interesting and enjoyable.
Regular attendance is important in a foreign language class.
Children usually pick up foreign languages very quickly.
Living abroad is the best way to learn a foreign language.
It has a great many words borrowed from foreign languages.
She is looking for a job where she can make use of her foreign language ability.
At this language centre, about 15 international languages are taught, including English.
For the other 600 million people, English is either a second language or a foreign language.
Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language.
My girlfriend works at a language school and loves it very much.