1.
English conversation
Spoken communication in English, as opposed to reading or writing English.
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.
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.
Related Words
Related:
英文法 (English grammar)