She speaks a southern dialect.
她说南方方言。
My grandmother speaks a dialect that I can barely understand.
我奶奶说的方言我几乎听不懂。
Each region of the country has its own dialect.
这个国家的每个地区都有自己的方言。
The author wrote the characters' speech in a local dialect.
作者用当地方言写人物的对话。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “dialect”:
D — language. “dialect” means n. local language
In that remote valley, the villagers speak a ______ that few outsiders understand.
D — dialect. “dialect” means n. local language
dialect — n. local language. In Chinese: 方言，土语.
dialect is pronounced /ˈdaɪəlekt/. It breaks into 3 syllables: di · a · lect.
“dialect” means local language. Examples: (1) She speaks a southern dialect. (2) My grandmother speaks a dialect that I can barely understand. (3) Each region of the country has its own dialect. (4) The author wrote the characters' speech in a local dialect.
accent, tongue — all close in meaning to dialect (n. local language).
Yes. dialect appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
dialect(language spoken in a specific region).