alfabeti
ah-lfah-BEH-tee
How to say it
Swahilialfabetiah-lfah-BEH-tee
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Meaning
The set of letters, in a fixed order, used to write a language.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. Kwa mpangilio wa alfabeti, in alphabetical order; herufi za alfabeti, the letters of the alphabet.
Examples
- Watoto wanajifunza kuimba alfabeti.The children are learning to sing the alphabet.
- Majina yamepangwa kwa mpangilio wa alfabeti.The names are arranged in alphabetical order.
- Kiswahili kinaandikwa kwa alfabeti ya Kilatini.Swahili is written in the Latin alphabet.
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