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Basic Lessons

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This section of the tutorial covers all of the basic elements of Primal. You'll learn the alphabet, the grammar and the structure of the language.

The basic lessons are not designed to teach you to speak Primal. These lessons are an introduction and reference guide to the structure of the language.

For those intent on learning Primal, it is recommended that you skim through the Basic Lessons first, with special attention to Alphabet and Grammar lessons. Don't try to memorize it all. Take a walk through these lessons and digest what you can. You will return here for reference later.

The following sections, in order, comprise the Basic Lessons:

Alphabet

how to read, write and pronounce Primal script

Grammar

overview of the elements of grammar and sentence structure

Nouns

noun prefixes, noun suffixes and proper nouns

Pronouns

overview of all pronouns: personal, syntactic and user-defined

Unary Suffixes

list and description of the unary suffixes, and how to use them

Verbs

verbs, and verb tense and mood (verb prefixes and suffixes)

Prepositions

list and description of simple prepositions

Noun Phrases

modifying subjects and objects, preposition prefixes

Verb Phrases

the direct object, object of the verb, conjunctions, modifying verbs

Numbers

using numbers to quantify nouns, verbs, and prepositions

Basic Dictionary

list of all words other than nouns and verbs, plus pronouns

Some of the Basic Lessons assume that a reader will have familiarity with previous lessons in the list, so the order is important. Once you have completed a short read of the Basic Lessons, you may want to continue with the Survival Lessons, which will teach you how to say common things in Primal.