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Umgangssprache

colloquial language

noun UM-gangs-shprah-khuh Rare

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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