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Engrish in a sentence

Engrish meaning

Ungrammatical, unorthographical or nonsensical English of the kind found in East Asia, notably in Japan.

Using Engrish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Ungrammatical, unorthographical or nonsensical English of the kind found in East Asia, notably in Japan.
  • In the example corpus, engrish often appears in combinations such as: the engrish, engrish or, of engrish.

Context around Engrish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

due 1× pronunciation 1×

Sentence patterns with Engrish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all the engrish or ninglish 1× causes the engrish pronunciation 1× engrish can be 1× instances of engrish due to 1× instances of engrish or chinglish 1× terms for engrish 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

engrish can be 1× in popular culture 1× mistranslations may lead 1× terms such as 1× the very limit 1×

Common sentence endings:

a proper translation 1× menus and advertisements 1× terms for engrish 1× the engrish pronunciation 1× understood in english 1×

Words around Engrish

Just before it in the word index:

engravings 74 engraving 179 engravers 24 engraver 20 engraved 252 engrave 19

Just after it in the word index:

engross 7 engrossed 57 engrosses 3 engrossing 58 engstler 2 engstrom 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Engrish

  • In this selection, "engrish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, due and pronunciation stand out and add context to how "engrish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all the engrish or ninglish and causes the engrish pronunciation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "engrish" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with engrish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Engrish can be found in many places, including signs, menus, and advertisements. (12 words)

How many local people actually understood all the Engrish or Ninglish he has said? (14 words)

The very limit of the Katakana set of syllables is what causes the Engrish pronunciation. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

In popular culture Instances of Engrish due to poor translation were frequently found in many early video games produced in Japan, often due to the creators not having enough (or not wanting to spend enough) money for a proper translation. (40 words)

Mistranslations may lead to instances of " Engrish " or " Chinglish ", terms for unintentionally humorous cross-cultural slogans intended to be understood in English. (22 words)

Terms such as Japanglish, Japlish or Janglish for Japan, Konglish for Korea, and Chinglish for China are more specific terms for Engrish. (22 words)

Question examples

How many local people actually understood all the Engrish or Ninglish he has said? (14 words)

Example sentences (6)

How many local people actually understood all the Engrish or Ninglish he has said?

Engrish can be found in many places, including signs, menus, and advertisements.

In popular culture Instances of Engrish due to poor translation were frequently found in many early video games produced in Japan, often due to the creators not having enough (or not wanting to spend enough) money for a proper translation.

Mistranslations may lead to instances of " Engrish " or " Chinglish ", terms for unintentionally humorous cross-cultural slogans intended to be understood in English.

Terms such as Japanglish, Japlish or Janglish for Japan, Konglish for Korea, and Chinglish for China are more specific terms for Engrish.

The very limit of the Katakana set of syllables is what causes the Engrish pronunciation.

Common combinations with engrish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "engrish" in a sentence?
An example: "How many local people actually understood all the Engrish or Ninglish he has said?" This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "engrish" from authentic English texts.
What does "engrish" mean?
Engrish means: Ungrammatical, unorthographical or nonsensical English of the kind found in East Asia, notably in Japan.
How many example sentences with "engrish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "engrish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.