1.
English conversation
Spoken communication in English, as opposed to reading or writing English.
英会話が苦手です。
I'm not good at English conversation.
仕事で英会話が必要になった。
I started needing English conversation skills for work.
海外旅行の前に英会話を練習しておこう。
Let's practice English conversation before the trip abroad.
2.
English conversation class or school
A class, lesson, or school focused on teaching spoken English. Very commonly used in this sense in everyday Japanese.
英会話に通っている。
I go to English conversation classes.
駅前の英会話スクールに入会した。
I enrolled in the English conversation school near the station.
オンライン英会話なら自宅で好きな時間にレッスンが受けられる。
With online English conversation lessons, you can take classes at home whenever you like.
A compound of 英 (English) and 会話 (conversation). In practice, sense 2 (classes/schools) is extremely common — 英会話に通う means "to attend English conversation classes," not simply "to go to English conversation."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 英会話スクール (English conversation school)
- 英会話レッスン (English conversation lesson)
- 英会話に通う (to attend English classes)
- オンライン英会話 (online English conversation lessons)
- 英会話教室 (English conversation classroom/school)
Similar compounds exist for other languages: 中国語会話 (Chinese conversation), 仏会話 (French conversation), etc.