How to pronounce primitive

Listen to primitive in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“primitive” in real sentences

879 clips in the index · 101 American · 46 British · 21 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. primitive toilet facilities.

    60 Minutes · hear it here

  2. masculine primitive Yeah, it's primitive masculine agency, but it's agent.

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

  3. primitive community of humans.

    Channel 4 News · hear it here

  4. their more primitive ancestors.

    TED-Ed · hear it here

Why real speech

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