Lesson 31: APA Cluster

How to Use This Lesson

Every lesson is divided into five sections: Warm-Up, Grammar, Vocabulary, Exercise, and Review. Please move through these tabs in order.

Do not try to memorize! Just read through the content attentively. We will have plenty of exercises and reviews later!

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Warm-UpGrammarVocabularyExercise 1Exercise 2Review

How much do you remember?

Check the boxes for words you think you know. Then click Show Answers to reveal the meanings and uncheck any you got wrong.

Practice Missed Words

Let's practice the word(s) you're still learning. Give it a try!

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Comparisons

See if you can understand these sentences. Some words or uses may be new. Try to read them first, and then scroll down for tips, and then answers.

A hoi beivu a anodu yasoi. 

Nim i anidai e anodu yani bontame. 

A nime bo a yaltan ga rune, mai a rune bo a yuvabo ga nime.  

A fare mo a anodu yuba. 

Haya i ilaluan mir ga runa.

Ga falen, a ho falen a yunmpou.  

Tips

-ar = completed
-is = yet to start
a...a... = is/are
a [subject] i [verb] e [direct complement] u [indirect complement/to/for]
(ani)dai = want
anodu = top, the most
beivu = car
bontame = table
fare = parent
falen = child, kid
ga = compared to, than
ho = opposite
haya = they (plural)
ilaluan = talk
mai = but
mir = many, much
yaltan = big
yani = new
yasoi = fast
yuba = good
yuvabo = comfortable
yunmpou = lazy

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Possible translations:

This car is the fastest.

I want the newest table.

My house is big compared to yours, but yours is comfortable compared to mine.

My mom's food is the best.

They talk much compared to you. / They talk more than you.

Compared to kids, adults are lazy. / Adults are lazier than kids.

APA CLUSTER

Today we will learn our next cluster, APA!

Oravia	English
apasoi	hurry
apanou	drop
aparih	jump
apahela	throw
apaleno	dig
apavu	run
apafene	sit
apani	pull

What do you think the APA cluster is about?

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It's about physical actions.

These words can be adjectives or nouns as well, for example:

Oravia	English
apasoi	hurry, busy
apanou	drop, to fall
apaluon	jump
apahela	throw, shot
apaleno	dig, bury
apavu	run
apafene	to sit, seat, chair, bench
apani	pull, influence

Now try to create 3 sentences using APA words:

You are ready for the exercise now!

Matching Games

Time to practice! Match the Oravia words with their English meanings.

If you don't remember or make a mistake, that's totally fine! We will have plenty of opportunities to practice. Right now just give it a try.

Click one word from each column to match them. The game will check automatically when you select both words.

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Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

Matching Games

Time to practice! Match the Oravia words with their English meanings.

If you don't remember or make a mistake, that's totally fine! We will have plenty of opportunities to practice. Right now just give it a try.

Click one word from each column to match them. The game will check automatically when you select both words.

After completing the Exercises and Review, try it again to see how much you've improved.

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Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

Review Missed Words

This section shows words you got wrong during practice, and words you didn't know in the Warm-Up. If you didn't miss any, this will be empty - great job! 🎉