dictation
word
Definition
Dictation is the act of saying words aloud for someone else to write down, or an exercise where you write what you hear, often used in language learning and classrooms.
Usage & Nuances
Mainly used in educational and language learning contexts. Common phrases include 'give a dictation', 'do a dictation', or 'dictation exercise'. Not used for official record-taking (that's 'transcription').
Spanish: dictadoPortuguese (BR): ditadoPortuguese (PT): ditadoChinese (Simplified): 听写Chinese (Traditional): 聽寫Hindi: श्रुतलेखArabic: إملاءBengali: ডিকটেশন - শ্রুতিলিপিRussian: диктантJapanese: ディクテーションVietnamese: bài chính tả - đọc chính tảKorean: 받아쓰기Turkish: dikteUrdu: املاIndonesian: dikte
Example Sentences
The teacher gave us a dictation today.
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Please write the dictation carefully.
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We have a dictation test every Friday.
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I always make a few mistakes during dictation exercises.
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Can you help me prepare for tomorrow’s dictation?
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Listening to dictation really improves my spelling.
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