Lesson 17: LI Cluster

How to Use This Lesson

Every lesson is divided into five sections. Please move through them in this order: Warm-Up, Grammar, Vocabulary, Exercise, Review, and then Exercise and Review once more to see how much you've improved.

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.

Dami, Dairan

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

nim i dairan e moulu.

fasuno i dairanum e moa mai hay i mo.

run i iran i bospupi.

ce run i iran i anye?

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

i dami a bonfene a yalgai 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]

Click to Reveal the Answer

Possible translations:

I like milk.

My nephew doesn't like fruit but he eats them.

You like to shower.

What do you like to do?

I want to lie down, please. so, where is there a bed?

There is a small bed in the bedroom.

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

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LI CLUSTER

Let's take a look at the LI Cluster!

Oravia	English
lili	again
litam	day
liyar	morning
lisoi	soon
lilon	while
litegai	minute

What do you think these words have in common?

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The LI words are about time!

🌍 Sound Connections

Li is from Mandarin 历 / 曆 li (calendar).

Yar means "light", like Arabic ضياء ḍiyāʾ (radiant light).

That's why we have:
yoyar = white (color + light), just like liyar = morning (time + light)

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Now let's see these words in context:

1. Ana: Eon, Kai!
Celi run i anifi en beilem?

2. Kai: Nim i anifi lisoi.
Nim i bejui e beitor litamar. Eta, i foum i gerina en beitan.

beilem = station · beitor = bicycle · bejui = rent · litamar = yesterday · beitan = bus

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Ana: Hello, Kai! When will you arrive at the station?

Kai: I will arrive soon. I rented a bicycle yesterday. So, I don't need to spend money on the bus.

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.

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Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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.

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

Review Missed Words

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

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🎉 Lesson 17 Complete!

If you missed any words, check the Review tab to practice them again.

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 18.