What is an alphabet?
Q: What is an alphabet?
A: An alphabet is a set of symbols, usually letters, that represent the sounds of a language when it is spoken.
Q: How do some languages not use letters for writing?
A: Some languages, such as Chinese, use "ideograms" instead of letters for writing.
Q: What is the smallest part of writing in English and many other languages?
A: The smallest part of writing in English and many other languages is the letter. Letters are used to make words.
Q: Is it easy or difficult to read Spanish compared to English?
A: It is easier to read Spanish than English because there is usually one letter for one sound (or phoneme) in Spanish, while in English several different letters can be used for the same sound or one letter can be used for different sounds in different words.
Q: What alphabet do English, French and Spanish use?
A: English, French and Spanish all use the Latin alphabet for writing.
Q: Are there two different letters for each sound in the Latin alphabet?
A: Yes, there are often two different letters representing each sound in the Latin alphabet - upper case and lower case versions of each letter.
Q: Does Cyrillic have only one letter per sound? A:Yes, except for handwritten Cyrillic which has a much different shape (and usually unrecognisable) capital letter from its lowercase counterpart; Cyrillic generally has only one letter per sound.
