alpabeto
alpabéto with stress marks
alphabet
Usage Note
Alpabeto comes from Spanish alfabeto and refers to the modern Filipino alphabet, currently 28 letters including the digraph ng. Learning the alpabeto is among the first milestones in Filipino primary education, and the word is also used informally to mean the basics or fundamentals of any subject.
Examples
" Kinanta ng bata ang alpabeto. "
Natural Translation
The child sang the alphabet.
Literal Translation
Sang the child the alphabet.
" Tinuruan ng guro ang mga bata ng alpabeto sa unang araw ng klase. "
Natural Translation
The teacher taught the children the alphabet on the first day of class.
Literal Translation
Taught the teacher the the children of-the alphabet on-the first day of-the class.
" Bago ka matutong magbasa, kailangan mo munang masaulo ang buong alpabeto at ang tunog ng bawat letra. "
Natural Translation
Before you learn to read, you first need to memorize the whole alphabet and the sound of each letter.
Literal Translation
Before you will-learn to-read, need you first memorize the whole alphabet and the sound of each letter.
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