Also means
everyday speech
Usage Note
Umgangssprache is informal everyday speech, looser than the Schriftsprache. Dictionaries mark such words ugs. The plural is Umgangssprachen, rarely used.
Examples
"In der Umgangssprache sagt man oft mal statt einmal."
Natural Translation
In colloquial speech one often says 'mal' instead of 'einmal'.
Literal Translation
In the colloquial-speech says one often 'mal' instead-of 'once'.

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