Novice

I'm a novice at programming, but I learn quickly.

At first, the missile designers would not talk to him because they thought of him as an inexperienced novice.

The boys served as novice monks to give thanks for their survival and to show their gratitude to all those who helped them.

With their heads bowed and wearing orange robes, the members of the boys soccer team rescued from almost three weeks trapped in a cave in northern Thailand on Saturday completed their time as novice Buddhist monks.

Don't blame him, he's a novice.

I'm a novice at this kind of work.

The novice, however, has the advantage that he has nothing to unlearn, and can profit by the experience of others.

I'm still a novice at Lojban, but I see your profile says you are proficient in English, so I hope you don't mind if I respond in English.

Yanni is a novice driver.

He hasn't been tonsured yet; he's a novice.