Lesson 23: Time & YU Cluster
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.
Time Units
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.
Tips
-ar = completed action (optional!)
-is = yet to start action (optional!)
a...a... = is/are
a [subject] i [verb] e [direct complement] u [indirect complement/to/for]
auta = 8
alui = 5
(ani)dai = like
anona = gift
bedam = plaza, square
bi = speaker comment marker
dami = exist, there is/are
eofa = friend
eomsu = party
fano = offspring
fadevi litam = birthday
ilhei = person
lidastor = year
lipardas = month
liperi = week
litam = day
mai = but
mo = food, eat
oifu = silly, foolish
oico = gossip
perien = Sunday
runas = you all
tamen liperi = Monday
vanvu = leg, walk
vanpai = foot, kick
vardur = tooth, bite
varluan = tongue, taste
varasi = nose, meddlesome
varsus = ear, listen
vanta = hand, hold
Now try to create a sentence using days of the week, months or dates, or 3 if you're up for a challenge!
YU CLUSTER
Today we will learn our next cluster, YU!
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| yudur | hard, difficult |
| yuloa | perfect |
| yunro | smart |
| yunfou | poor |
| yunitam | special |
| yuvabo | comfortable |
What do you think the YU cluster is about?
The YA Cluster is for objective qualities, things that can be measured like tall, big, solid. The YU Cluster is for subjective qualities, like difficult, perfect and special.
Recognize the Roots
Take another look at yunfou. Do you recognize any roots you've learned before?
🌍 Sound Connections
Loa means all / complete and comes from Hawaiian loa (very much, extremely).
Dur is like Latin durus (hard, tough), which is reflected in word such as Spanish duro, French dur, and Portuguese duro.
Other words that use these roots:
vidur = bone (internal body + hard), just like yudur = hard, difficult (subjective quality + hard)
joldur = iron (material types + hard)
Ce yunitam u run?
Now try to create a sentence using YU words, or 3 if you're up for a challenge!
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
🎉 Lesson 23 Complete!
Come back tomorrow for Lesson 24.