Al Bhed Primers

Obtaining all of the Al Bhed Primers enables you to understand the Al Bhed language spoken by various characters in the game. Unlike in the previous Final Fantasy, each specific primer is not always obtained at a certain location. Since the game is not as linear as other Final Fantasies you may receive them at different locations each time you play.

Here are the locations where you can find all of the Primers and how many there are at each location:
Location Chapter(s) Number Notes
Celcius 1 4 Speak to Buddy and Brother after completing your first mission and before heading off to the Floating Ruins
Luca 1 1 After you finish Behind the Scenes, speak to Rin in the hall below the stadium
Bikanel 1 1 You receive one upon your first visit
Djose 1, 2 1 Sign up with Gippal for digging in Bikanel
Macalania 1, 2 1 Speak to the Al Bhed woman in front of the shop at the lake before you begin Follow That O'aka!
Celsius 2 1 Speak to Shinra at the beginning of Chapter 2
Djose 2 1 Speak to Gippal in the temple
Djose 3 1 Speak to Gippal in the temple before completing Protect Besaid Temple! and Pest Control
Djose 3 1 You receive one as soon as No Way, Djose! starts
Macalania 3 1 You receive one just before you begin Secure the Agency!
Celsius 4 1 Speak to Paine on the Deck then go to the Bridge at the beginning of Chapter 4
Celsius 4 3 Watch the first and sixth events through the Djose CommSphere and the first event through the Macalania CommSphere
Djose 5 1 Defeat the Experiment at least once
Thunder Plains 5 1 Complete A Fallen Genius?
Celsius 5 1 Watch the scene between Brother and Buddy on the Deck after meeting Leblanc in the Farplane
Bikanel 1, 2, 3, 5 6 While digging in the desert you may come across Primers

On subsequent times through the game after you complete it the first time, you will not receive any Primers if you have already collected them all.

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