Lesson 46: WA / DO
How to Use This Lesson
Every lesson is divided into five sections. Please move through them in this order: Warm-Up, Vocabulary, Reading, 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.
Wait, does this lesson start on vocabulary?
That's right! We have already covered all the grammar for the course. Congratulations!
There are so many nuanced constructions you have already seen, like ar/is, ne gradation, iliciu/daehun conditionals, tane/vil should and must, ga/anodu comparatives...
For the rest of the course, we will now focus on vocabulary!
So here's what it is going to be like:
Every lesson will now start on vocabulary. Because there is no more grammar, we will start introducing 1-2 clusters per lesson. Even though we will see more words in the lessons, the number of new core words repeated in the matching games, warm ups and exercises will stay similar.
After vocabulary, we will have a reading! The goal is to use the words and grammar you have learned in context. This will speed up your language skills and prepare you to immerse on content after the course.
So let's go!
WA CLUSTER
Let's see our first cluster of the day, WA!
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| wayol | ocean |
| wawowo | float |
| wanon | swim |
| wami | fish |
| wayurtan | whale |
What do you think WA words are about?
🌍 Sound Connections
Non means path, so wanon (water + path = swim) has the same root as elenon (self-expansion + path = journey).
DO CLUSTER
Moving on to our second cluster of the day, DO!
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| dohtos | expel |
| dohcu | obey |
| dorel | tolerate |
| donu | tendency |
| dohti | punish |
What do you think DO words are about?
🌍 Sound Connections
Yoyo is mimicking a gentle swinging or bobbing.
doyoyo = to oscillate (regulate + swinging), just like wayoyo = floating (water + swinging)
You are ready for the reading now!
Starting on this lesson, we will have readings. Each time, they will be different types of genres and topics. Today, we will read a famous Brazilian poem.
There will be some things you do not know in the readings to mirror real language encounter. Read it once and see if you can get the gist of it, and then try it again checking the tips below.
Before you dive in, here are a few key words:
omlia = song, to sing
muhpili = bird
jele = field
oimin = pleasure, pleasant
Omlia de Nordau Ledom
en nim ledom, a 'palmae cadom a 'turdus i omlia / a muhpili ca i omlia noi, i omlia noum muhpili en ho noi
en nima luyol, neron 'heoyar en nima waa jele, neron leipili en nima leayo, neron elemi nima elemi neron eleyel
i lirul-iliro, cali netam, en limel neron oimin en ho noi / a 'palmae en nim ledom cadom i omlia a 'turdus
by Gonçalves Dias, 1843
palmae = yalena leirih ca i none e yalwol jocai en anodu. Lirul en jensui wayol (tall tree that has broad leaves in the top. It is frequently next to the sea).
turdus rufiventris = yalgai, yogali su yopohsari muhpili ca i omlia (small, brown and orange bird that sings).
Tips
ca = that, which
cadom = where (connector)
en = in, at
'heoyar = star, coined
ho noi = there (literally: not-here)
leayo = garden
ledom = land
leipili = flower
leno = soil, ground
limel = night
luyol = sky
netam = only
neron = more
no = like, similar to
noi = here
waa jele = water-field (floodplain)
Now in 1 or 2 sentences, try to write what this poem is about:
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
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
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 46 Complete!
If you missed any words, check the Review tab to practice them again.
Come back tomorrow for Lesson 47.