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Lesson 14: Connectors

How to Use This Lesson

This lesson is divided into five sections. Please move through them in this order: Warm-Up, Grammar, Vocabulary, Practice, Flashcards.

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

How much do you remember?

Check the boxes for words you think you know. Then click Show Answers to reveal the meanings.

Connectors

We already know how to create many kinds of sentences. 

a [subject] i [verb] e [direct complement] u [indirect complement]
ce/cedom/cei...?
a [subject] a [something]

Today, we will learn how to connect sentences.

The first connector is su, it means and, with. For example:

(a) Pedro su (a) nim i mo = Pedro and I are eating

nim i mo e mocen su e moaria = I eat chocolate and apple

nim i mo su i mouje = I eat and drink

The second connector is dou, it means or. For example:

nim i mo e mocen dou e moaria = I eat chocolate or apple

ia dou um = yes or no

a run a iloto dou iloi? = are you worried or hopeful?

The third connector is mai, it means but. For example:

nim i moum e moaria mai (i mo) e mocen =
I don't eat apple but I eat chocolate

"cedom run fano?" = where is your son?
"i ilianum, mai ilotoum" = I don't know, but I am not worried.

Finally, our last connector is eta, it means therefore. For example:

nim i ilonya, eta i ilace = I forget, so I ask

To sum up: 

su = and, with 
dou = or 
mai = but  
eta = therefore

Now try to create a sentence using connectors, or 3 if you're up for a challenge!

GE CLUSTER

Today we will learn the GE Cluster. Look at these words.

Oravia English
gedom bank
gerina money, to pay
geyosa bet, risk
gehna buy, a purchase

What do you think the GE cluster is about?

Recognize the Roots

Take another look at gehna. Do you recognize any roots you've learned before?

🌍 Sound Connections

Ge comes from Proto-Germanic *geldan (to pay); German Geld/gelten (to be worth, to trade); Dutch gelden (to be valid, trade value).

Dom means place, like Latin domus (house, place, domain); Russian Π΄ΠΎΠΌ dom (house, place); English dome/domain.

Here are other words that use these roots:
ledom = land (environment + place), just like gedom = bank (money + place)
roedom = school (formal knowledge/education + place), just like roesau = learn (formal knowledge/education + beginning)

Matching Games

Time to practice! Match the Oravia words with their English meanings. Use sound-meaning associations as clues. For example, the subcluster sound tells you the category, even for words you haven't seen before.
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.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

πŸŽ‰ Lesson 14 Complete!

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 15.