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Lesson 47: MA Cluster

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.

MA CLUSTER

Today we will learn one cluster, MA!

Oravia English
mamol pot
matal oven
mamini egg
maemiri rice
maemopi corn
maeyalo soy
malvae bread
malvou butter
masha salt
masnam pepper

MA words are related to food, just like MO words. The difference is that MO words are more related to produce, while MA words are more related to cooking.

What do you think MAE words are about?

What do you think MAL words are about?

What do you think MAS words are about?

To sum up: 

MAE = crops, grain
MAL = bread and butter
MAS = seasoning, spice

🌍 Sound Connections

Do you recognize the syllables in mamol, matal and mamini? What do they mean? Ma comes from Arabic matbakh, which means kitchen. Mal is like German Mehl, which means flour. Mas comes from Arabic and Hindi Masala, which is a spice mix.

You are ready for the reading now!

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:

mahon = spoon
vilan = thick
mascur = garlic
gavol = measure

'Roumo Joniu Tam (Recipe Part 1)

3 molbai de maemiri 2 mamini 2 mascur, nedas yalgai mir joniu 3 'yolei masloma, yalgai mir joniu 1 molbai de maemopi 2 yaltan mahon de maeyalo vilan-wa 2 yaltan mahon de 'malumo vandi gavol de masha su masnam 1 molbai de lei

Notam, i bospupi 3 molbai de maemiri linu a wa a joliri. I mamol e maemiri su 6 molbai wa su vandi gavol de masha. I anodu e mamol su i pohem. Cali i varsus ca a wa i jolufu, i gafi e pohem. A mamol i anefene en dasalui litegai. O i antorium e anodu.

roumo = rou ca i elomio i boemo e mo (writing that helps cook food).
malumo = poilumo sora boemo (oil to cook).

Tips

' = coined word, guess from its parts!
anefene = rest
anodu = top, to top, to close
antori = open
bospupi = shower, to wash
cali = when
dasalui = fifteen
gafi = less, reduce
gavol = measure, amount
joniu = piece
joliri = glass, clear, transparent
jolufu = bubble
lei = plant
linu = until
litegai = minute
mahon = spoon
mamini = egg
mamol = pot
maemiri = rice
maemopi = corn
maeyalo = soy
mascur = garlic
masha = salt
masnam = pepper
masloma = onion
mir = many
molbai = cup
nedas = 10/10
notam = first
pohem = heat
vandi = finger
varsus = hear, listen
vilan = fat, thick
wa = water
yalgai = small
yaltan = large

Now in 1 or 2 sentences, try to write what this recipe is telling us so far:

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 47 Complete!

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

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 48.