Skip to content

Lesson 17: GEH Subcluster

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.

Dami, Dapas

Now, see if you can understand these sentences. If you scroll bellow, you will see tips, and then answers. 

nim i dapas e moulu.

fasuno i dapasum e moa mai hay i mo.

run i pas i bospupi.

ce run i pas i anye?

nim i dai i bonfene, eori. Eta, cedom a bonfene i dami? 

i dami a yalgai bonfene en boelori.

Tips

moulu = milk
(ani)dai = want
(dai)ran= like
bospupi = shower, bath
boelori = room
anye = do
yalgai = small
bonfene = bed
mai = but
cedom = what + place = where
eta = therefore, then
dami = exist, there is
eori = please
um = negative, no, not
a...a... = is/are
a [subject] i [verb] e [direct complement] u [indirect complement/to/for]

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

GEH SUBCLUSTER

Remember what GE indicated?

Click to check

GE = money and finances.

Now look at these words:

Oravia English
gehna buy, a purchase
gehsar charge, bill
gehdove sell, sale

What do you think GEH is about?

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

🎉 Lesson 17 Complete!

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 18.