Alphabet basics

ˈælfəˌbɛt ˈbeɪsɪks

Definition

Definition of Alphabet basics - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

educationintroductory knowledge about letters

The book covers alphabet basics for beginners.

languagefundamental principles of the alphabet

Children learn the alphabet basics in kindergarten.

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Expressions with alphabet

alphabet soup

soup with noodles shaped like letters

I had alphabet soup for lunch.

alphabet block

small cube with letters for children to play and learn

She stacked alphabet blocks to spell her name.

alphabet book

book for learning the alphabet

She bought an alphabet book for her toddler.

letter of the alphabet

individual character in an alphabet system

A is the first letter of the alphabet.

sound alphabet

teaching tool for pronunciation

Teachers use a sound alphabet to teach phonics.

Greek alphabet

the 24-letter system of Greek language writing

The Greek alphabet starts with Alpha and ends with Omega.

Expressions with basics

get down to basics

start focusing on the most important simple parts

Let's get down to basics and solve the main problem.

back to basics

return to simple and fundamental aspects

The company decided it was time to go back to basics to improve efficiency.

get back to basics

return to fundamental principles

After the failure, they had to get back to basics.

get to the basics

simplify by returning to core principles

We need to get to the basics to solve this issue.

Examples of Alphabet basics in a sentence

Alphabet basics are essential for early literacy.
Teachers focus on alphabet basics in early education.
Alphabet basics are essential for reading development.

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French:bases de l'alphabet, ...
German:Alphabet-Grundlagen, Grundlagen des Alphabets, ...
Italian:basi dell'alfabeto, ...
Spanish:conceptos básicos del alfabeto, fundamentos del alfabeto, ...
Portuguese:conceitos básicos do alfabeto, fundamentos do alfabeto, ...
Chinese:字母基础知识, 字母基础, ...
Japanese:アルファベットの基礎, ...
Arabic:أَساسِيّاتُ الأَبْجَدِيَّة, مبادئ الأبجدية, ...
Hebrew:יְסוֹדוֹת הָאָלֶף-בֵּית, יְסוֹדוֹת הָאָלֶפְבֵּית, ...
Russian:основы алфавита, ...
Ukrainian:основи алфавіту, ...
Hindi:वर्णमाला की मूल बातें, वर्णमाला के मौलिक सिद्धांत, ...
Bengali:বর্ণমালার মৌলিক বিষয়, বর্ণমালার মৌলিক নীতিমালা, ...
Catalan:conceptes bàsics de l'alfabet, ...
Czech:základy abecedy, ...
Danish:alfabetets grundlæggende, alfabetets grundprincipper, ...
Dutch:de basis van het alfabet, basisprincipes van het alfabet, ...
Greek:βασικά του αλφαβήτου, βασικές αρχές του αλφαβήτου, ...
Hungarian:ábécéalapok, ábécé alapjai, ...
Khmer:មូលដ្ឋានគ្រឹះនៃអក្សរក្រម, គោលការណ៍មូលដ្ឋាននៃអក្សរក្រម, ...
Korean:알파벳 기초, 알파벳 기본, ...
Persian:مبانی الفبا, اصول الفبا, ...
Polish:podstawy alfabetu, ...
Portuguese (BR):noções básicas do alfabeto, básico do alfabeto, ...
Romanian:bazele alfabetului, ...
Swedish:alfabetsgrunder, alfabetets grunder, ...
Thai:พื้นฐานตัวอักษร, พื้นฐานของตัวอักษร, ...
Turkish:alfabe temelleri, ...
Vietnamese:kiến thức cơ bản về bảng chữ cái, nền tảng bảng chữ cái, ...

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