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Lesson 41: JO 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!


How much do you remember?

Check the boxes for words you think you know. Then click Show Answers to reveal the meanings.

Congratulations, you are now at the last third of the course!

Before our lesson, let's watch this 2-minute video to practice some of what we've learned in context!

Gradation

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 bospupi a nesunya lufiva.
Nedas toumo!
A nim a nepar toului, mai nima i do i anvu. 
Nesunya lirul a nim i bonfene a tohnaru u faibor.
Nepar ilie i lupupi litamis. 
Hay i boemo en bo nealui lirular.

Tips -ar = completed
-is = yet to start
(an)do = can
anvu = move, go
bo = house, home
boemo = cook
bonfene = bed, lie down
en = at, in (location)
faibor = partner
ilie = likelihood, maybe
lirul = habit (frequency)
lirular = used to (habit completed)
litamis = tomorrow (day yet to start)
lufiva = cold
lupupi = rain
mai = but
nealui = 5 out of 10
nedas = 10 out of 10
nepar = 3 out of 10
nesunya = 0 out of 10
tohnaru = angry
toului = tired
toumo = hungry

JO CLUSTER

Today we will learn the JO Cluster! Take a look at the words below:

Oravia English
joliri glass
joleni plastic
joldur metal
joniu piece
jomo plate
jolace rubber
jocai sheet

What do you think the JO Cluster is about?

We also have one subcluster, can you identify the sound and the meaning?

Notice that these words can also be used in other ways, for example:

Oravia English
joliri glass, transparent
jolem box, rectangular
joldur metal, metallic
joniu piece, part
jomo plate, to plate
jolace rubber, malleable
jocai sheet, flat

Run i ilian canon i anye e ilwol de jol?

You are ready for the exercise now!

Matching Games

Time to practice! Match the Oravia words with their English meanings.

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


Round 4


Round 5


Round 6


Matching Games

Time to practice! Match the Oravia words with their English meanings.

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.


Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


Round 4


Round 5


Round 6


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 41 Complete!

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

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 42.