Lesson 25: YU Cluster
How to Use This Lesson
This lesson is divided into six sections. Please move through them in this order: Warm-Up, Grammar, Vocabulary, Practice, Review, 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.
Dia / Hue
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]
anelem = keep
(ani)dai = want
anita = take
anocari = leave
anopu = lose
ansau = start
anye = make, do
bevio = store, shop
eomio = support
eofa = friend
fare = parent
faibor = partner, spouse
dia = agent, role
hue = recipient, result
mai = but
mo = food, eat
noder = even
nolili = forever
nomie = seems
vardur = tooth, bite
yani = new
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.
๐ 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)
Sound Connections
Any words in the table above have sounds you already know from other words? What do they mean?
Ce yunitam u run?
Now try to create a sentence using YU words, or 3 if you're up for a challenge!
You are ready for the exercise now!
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
Review Missed Words
This section shows words you got wrong during practice. If you didn't miss any, this will be empty - great job! ๐
๐ Lesson 25 Complete!
If you missed any words, check the Review tab to practice them again.
Come back tomorrow for Lesson 26.