Lesson 52: VE / SI Clusters
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.
VE CLUSTER
Our first cluster today is VE!
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| veito | wound |
| velan | therapy, treatment |
| veimigai | bacteria |
| veluo | exercise |
| velmo | pill |
What do you think VE words are about?
Ce lirul run i veluo en liperi?
SI CLUSTER
Our second cluster today is SI!
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| sirosa | computer, virtual |
| siyal | detect, notice |
| sioer | game, play |
| sioce | puzzle |
| simir | complex, complicated |
| sihei | robot, android |
SI words are related to computer-like processes.
Words that start with sio, like sioce and sioer, are related to games.
Two very useful compounds here: bontame-sioer (boardgames) and sirosa-sioer (video games).
You are ready for the reading now!
This lesson, we will read a fable.
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:
tinen = break, crack
wimlua = river
anise = carry, bring
neiden = grow, develop
Tinen Hue Molbo: Joniu Tam
Lar, i dami a yamirli faejal caei i elemi en wilgai. Nehen liyar, hay i anise e tor wa molbo. Notor, i vanvu en yalen jenon sora i anise e wa de wimlua u fa. Mai, a tor wa molbo a gavio. En tam wa molbo, i dami a yalgai tinen. Eta, wa i apanou de noi molbo. A yamirli faejal i yaldih e wa molbo en wimlua. Mai cali i anivari-anifi en bo, a tinen molbo a nealui jenya. Caora lilon a faejal i vanvu, a wa i apanou. A tinen molbo a tilira-neiden.
Tips
anise = carry
anivari-anifi = return, get back
apanou = leak, fall, drop
bo = home, house
caei = who
cali = when
caora = because
dami = exist, there is
de = of, from
elemi = live
en = in, at
eta = so, therefore
fa = family
faejal = man
gavio = different
hay = he
jenon = path
jenya = empty
lar = once
lilon = while, during
liyar = morning
mai = but
molbo = pot
nealui = half
nehen = every
neiden = increasingly, growing
noi = this
notor = then
sora = in order to
tam = one
tinen = break, crack
tilira = shame, ashamed
tor = two
vanvu = walk
wa = water
wilgai = village
wimlua = river
yalgai = small
yaldih = fill
yalen = long
yamirli = old
Now in 1 or 2 sentences, try to write what the story 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 47 Complete!
If you missed any words, check the Review tab to practice them again.
Come back tomorrow for Lesson 48.