Lesson 16: To Exist and To Like
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.
To Exist and To Like
Today we will learn two very common words from the DA cluster. We will not look at this cluster yet, but these two verbs are fairly important.
The first one is dami, or exist. We use it to form sentences such as there is/there are:
This means there is an apple/apples, or an apple exists. This means there is no apple.The second verb from the DA cluster we will learn today is dapas. dapas means to like.
nim i dapas e moaria = I like apples
nim i dapasum e moaria = I don't like apples
nim i pas i mo = I like to eat
Extended family
Last lesson we learned the numbers. Do you remember how to say 1, 2, 3?
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| tam | 1 |
| tor | 2 |
| par | 3 |
We will use the numbers to talk about extended family! Remember the nuclear family words we've learned?
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| fare | parent |
| fasu | sibling |
| fano | offspring |
They are actually mapping the relationships!
If you imagine a family genealogy tree, you see that parent is one generation up, offspring is one generation down, and sibling is one degree to the side. When the number is 1, this is the default, so we don't need to add tam.Using the numbers, we can express other relationships, for example:
Can you guess how we would say greatgrandparent? Instead of two up, we use three up!
We can express any relationship based on the map of the family tree. For example, here's how you would say uncle and niece:
faresu = up side / parent sibling = aunt/uncle
fasuno = side down / sibling offspring = niece/nephew
To sum up:
dami = to exist
dapas = to like
(fa) re = going up in the family tree
(fa) no = going down in the family tree
(fa) su = going sideways in the family tree
Now try to create a sentence using these new words, or 3 if you're up for a challenge!
EO SUBCLUSTERS
Remember what EO indicated?
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EO = social connections.
Now look at these words. What narrower patterns do you notice?
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| eomfel | event |
| eomsu | party |
| eomseri | parade |
| eodya | invite |
| eodani | meet |
| eodenbor | visit |
What do you think the EOM subcluster is about?
How about the EOD subcluster?
Recognize the Roots
Take another look at eodani. Do you recognize any roots you've learned before?
π Sound Connections
Eom comes from Korean moim (gathering).
Eod comes from Japanese deau εΊδΌγ (meet).
In this cluster, we also have three important words with important functions:
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| eon | greeting, hello |
| eoren | honor, mr. mrs. ms. |
| eori | polite, please |
Recognize the Roots
Take another look at eori. Do you recognize any roots you've learned before?
For example,
So, to sum it up:
EOM = social events (party, event, parade)
EOD = meeting people (invite, meet, visit)
eon = hello
eoren = mr. mrs.
eori = please
Ps. Two words in the list were inspired by the sounds for into house and social approach. Can you identify them and their meaning?
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
π Lesson 16 Complete!
Come back tomorrow for Lesson 17.