translate
/trænzˈleɪt/To change words from one language into another language.
Example: Can you translate this menu into English for me?
A214 words · Elementary
Ways of Learning vocabulary — A2
Ways of Learning vocabulary for language basics and going online, including dictionary, grammar and noun, plus browser and password.
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14grammar
/ˈɡræmər/The rules that tell you how to put words together in a language.
Example:
My grammar improves a little every week.
dictionary
/ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri/A book that explains what words mean and how to spell them.
Example:
I check every new word in my dictionary.
sentence
/ˈsɛntəns/A group of words that gives one complete idea and ends with a full stop.
Example:
Write one sentence about your family for homework.
alphabet
/ˈælfəˌbɛt/The complete set of letters used to write a language, usually in a fixed order.
Example:
Russian uses a different alphabet from English.
verb
/vɜrb/A word that describes an action or a state, such as 'run' or 'be'.
Example:
'Run' is a verb, but 'runner' is not.
noun
/naʊn/A word that names a person, place or thing.
Example:
'Table' and 'teacher' are both nouns.
adjective
/ˈædʒɪktɪv/A word that describes a noun, such as 'happy' or 'blue'.
Example:
'Beautiful' is an adjective that describes the noun 'garden'.
phrasebook
A small book that gives useful words and sentences for travelling in another country.
Example:
He packed a Spanish phrasebook for the trip.
native speaker
Someone who has spoken a particular language since childhood, as their first language.
Example:
She learned English from a native speaker in London.
internet
/ˈɪntərˌnɛt/The system that joins computers all over the world so people can share things.
Example:
Our internet stops working every time it rains.
download
/ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/To copy a file from the internet onto your own computer.
Example:
You can download the lesson video before class.
screen
/skrin/The flat part of a computer or phone where you see pictures.
Example:
My screen's far too bright to read late at night.
password
/ˈpæˌswɜrd/A secret word or set of letters and numbers that lets you into an account.
Example:
I'd forgotten my password, so I had to reset it.
