Saso/Lesson 1

Introduction
Slese (Welcome) to Saso lessons. Saso lessons are divided into units, this is unit 1. Unit is designed to teach the very basics of Saso. At the end of this unit you should be able to understand noun declensions and verb conjugations in the present tense, and construct basic sentences.

This first lesson will introduce simple phrases that are used in Saso, such as please and thank you. This lesson will also explain to you a note about the construction of the phrases. This lesson will also teach you the phonetics of the alphabet.

Alphabet
The following is the alphabet in Saso. The IPA is in slashes, with an English equivalent provdied when appropriate.

m - /m/, mike

p - /p/, pine

f - /f/,fall

v - / ⱱ/

w - / θ/, the.

n - /n/, no

d - /d/, dinner

s - /s/, sight

z - /z/, zoo

r - / ɹ/, rack

l - /l/, late

j - /j/, yes

k - /k/, cup

g - /g/, go

q - /x/

ç - /L/

c - /q/

h - /h/, aha.

e - /i/, evil

ã - /e/ , ate

ê - / ɛ̝/, set

ú - / œ/

a - / æ/

i - /I/, it

ô - / ɵ/

û - / ə/, uh

o - / ɐ/, ah

ó - / ʊ/

õ - /u/

ø - /o/, open

u - / ʌ/

ãi - /ai/, ice

õi - / ɔɪ/, boy

eu - / ʊə ʳ/, pure

aê -  /eəʳ/,

sh - /sʰ/

fw - /ʍ/

Basic Phrases
Above are some of the more common phrases found in Saso.