She failed tests and pretended not to know basic words in Spanish.

The children are now teaching their parents to count to 10 and speak basic words in Mandarin.

It contains a set of basic words which can be found in every language.

It was like speaking to a foreigner of whose language you knew only a few basic words.

She'd been scarred, in every possible way, long before she could read more than a few basic words.

The computer, which was developed for the disabled, has 7,500 basic words in its memory.

There are basic operative words when dealing with this actor.

Last fall, at least half of the children could not read or write more than a few basic words.

People with dementia can have profound problems remembering even basic words.

We haven't got more than basic words, action verbs, and general ethical ideas.