Lesson 31: APA 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.

Comparisons

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.

A hoi beivu a anodu yasoi. 

Nim i anidai e anodu yani bontame. 

A nim bo a yaltan ga run, mai a run bo a yuvabo ga nim.  

A fare mo a anodu yuba. 

Haya i ilaluan mir ga runa.

Ga falen, a ho falen a yunmpou.  

Tips

-ar = completed
-is = yet to start
a...a... = is/are
a [subject] i [verb] e [direct complement] u [indirect complement/to/for]
(ani)dai = want
anodu = top, the most
beivu = car
bontame = table
fare = parent
falen = child, kid
ga = compared to, than
ho = opposite
haya = they (plural)
ilaluan = talk
mai = but
mir = many, much
yaltan = big
yani = new
yasoi = fast
yuba = good
yuvabo = comfortable
yunmpou = lazy

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Possible translations:

This car is the fastest.

I want the newest table.

My house is big compared to yours, but yours is comfortable compared to mine.

My mom's food is the best.

They talk much compared to you. / They talk more than you.

Compared to kids, adults are lazy. / Adults are lazier than kids.

APA CLUSTER

Today we will learn our next cluster, APA!

Oravia	English
apasoi	hurry
aparih	jump
apaleno	dig
apavu	run
apafene	sit
apani	pull

What do you think the APA cluster is about?

Click to Reveal the Answer

It's about physical actions.

These words can be adjectives or nouns as well, for example:

Oravia	English
apasoi	hurry, busy
apaluon	jump
apaleno	dig, bury
apavu	run
apafene	to sit, seat, chair, bench
apani	pull, influence

🌍 Sound Connections

Apa is an extension of meaning from Sanskrit apad (to move on foot).

Leno means ground, and it comes from PIE *lendh- (open land, heath). In many Germanic languages like English, this word became land.

Now try to create a sentence using APA words, or 3 if you're up for a challenge!

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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.

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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

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Round 5

Review Missed Words

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

🎉 Lesson 31 Complete!

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

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 32.