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We can communicate with languages. We tell others what we're thinking or feeling. Writing has this function as well. Most languages have a written form, or writing. Writing consists of characters. These characters can be diverse. Most writing is made up of letters. These letters make up alphabets. An alphabet is an organized set of graphic symbols. These characters are joined to form words according to certain rules. Each character has a fixed pronunciation. The term ‘alphabet’ comes from the Greek language. There, the first two letters were called ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’. There have been many different alphabets throughout history. People were using characters more than 3,000 years ago. Earlier, characters were magical symbols. Only a few people knew what they meant. Later, the characters lost their symbolic nature. Today, letters have no meaning. They only have a meaning when they are combined with other letters. Characters such as that of the Chinese function differently. They resemble pictures and often depict what they mean. When we write, we are encoding our thoughts. We use characters to record our knowledge. Our brain has learned how to decode the alphabet. Characters become words, words become ideas. In this way, a text can survive for thousands of years. And still be understood…

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I	i_ ik i_ ik __ ik
I and you	i_ e_ j_j ik en jij i_ e_ j__ ik en jij __ __ ___ ik en jij
both of us	w_j b_i_e_ wij beiden w__ b_____ wij beiden ___ ______ wij beiden

he	h_j hij h__ hij ___ hij
he and she	h_j e_ z_j hij en zij h__ e_ z__ hij en zij ___ __ ___ hij en zij
they both	z_j b_i_e_ zij beiden z__ b_____ zij beiden ___ ______ zij beiden

the man	d_ m_n de man d_ m__ de man __ ___ de man
the woman	d_ v_o_w de vrouw d_ v____ de vrouw __ _____ de vrouw
the child	h_t k_n_ het kind h__ k___ het kind ___ ____ het kind

a family	e_n g_z_n een gezin e__ g____ een gezin ___ _____ een gezin
my family	m_j_ g_z_n mijn gezin m___ g____ mijn gezin ____ _____ mijn gezin
My family is here.	M_j_ g_z_n i_ h_e_. Mijn gezin is hier. M___ g____ i_ h____ Mijn gezin is hier. ____ _____ __ _____ Mijn gezin is hier.

I am here.	I_ b_n h_e_. Ik ben hier. I_ b__ h____ Ik ben hier. __ ___ _____ Ik ben hier.
You are here.	J_j b_n_ h_e_. Jij bent hier. J__ b___ h____ Jij bent hier. ___ ____ _____ Jij bent hier.
He is here and she is here.	H_j i_ h_e_ e_ z_j i_ h_e_. Hij is hier en zij is hier. H__ i_ h___ e_ z__ i_ h____ Hij is hier en zij is hier. ___ __ ____ __ ___ __ _____ Hij is hier en zij is hier.

We are here.	W_j z_j_ h_e_. Wij zijn hier. W__ z___ h____ Wij zijn hier. ___ ____ _____ Wij zijn hier.
You are here.	J_l_i_ z_j_ h_e_. Jullie zijn hier. J_____ z___ h____ Jullie zijn hier. ______ ____ _____ Jullie zijn hier.
They are all here.	Z_j z_j_ a_l_m_a_ h_e_. Zij zijn allemaal hier. Z__ z___ a_______ h____ Zij zijn allemaal hier. ___ ____ ________ _____ Zij zijn allemaal hier.

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