Milestone

Congratulations! You made it to the end of Core!

Before moving on to Expansion, let's see how much you can do.

Below is a conversation between Ana and Kai. They are planning a family meal by phone. This dialogue is more challenging and contains a few words you haven't learned yet, to mimic real language encounter. Try to understand from context first, then check the tips below after reading. You may understand more than you expect!

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1. Ana: Eon?

2. Kai: Eon, Ana!
Ce run i anye litamis?
Nim fa i eodenbor e nim bo.

3. Ana: Oila!

4. Kai: ...Su a nim i fou i boemo u haya.

5. Ana: Run i boemo?
Nim i ilianum ca run i do i boemo!

6. Kai: I doum.
Caora nim i ilace e run.

7. Ana: Ia, ia.
Cei i anvu?

8. Kai: Nim fare, nim fasu su hay falen.
Par ilhei.

9. Ana: Su haya i dapas e ce?

10. Kai: I iliro e mocen,
mai nim fasu i pasum e moyi.

11. Ana: Eta ilace e run fare!
Run i do i ilaluan u hay litam.

12. Kai: I ilacear litamar.
Hay i ilaluan ca "e ce run i anye, nim i dapas".

13. Ana: Hmm... a noi daco a yugaium u run.

14. Kai: Ia.
Ilie e mogali su moaria molcui?

15. Ana: Kai.
A par ilhei i anvu en run bo,
su run i anona e moaria?

16. Kai: Ceora um?
A moaria a yuba.

17. Ana: Um, nim i do i boemo e elireva mo u haya.

18. Kai: Eloan!
Mai a nim boemo a yalgai.

19. Ana: Eta runa i do i anifi en nim bo.
Nim i gelna e mo, su i boemo.

20. Kai: Oia, yuba!
Nim i anona e gerina u run cali nim i do.

21. Ana: Su celi haya i anifi?

22. Kai: Litamis en alui litetan.
Mai a nim fare a yamirli,
eta hay i anvu ho yasoi.

23. Ana: Mai i lupupi litamis, dou um?

24. Kai: Nim i ilianum, mai i dami a fare beivu.
Eloan!
Eta en liperis, nim i boemo u run.

25. Ana: Nima i ilaluan e ca lili en liperis!
Bi oi ca nim i eodani e run fare.
Hay i do i ilaluan e oimel de run,
cali a run a falen.

26. Kai: Oinesum.

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Timeline

Based on what Ana and Kai did or plan to do, write a word or two for each time range:

Yesterday:

Today:

Tomorrow:

Next week:

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Note

Did you notice yourself scanning for certain sounds to find information? For example, looking for li words to find out about the timeline? The cluster system can help you scan for information faster and easier. This skill will only get stronger in Fluency.

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Tips

a = subject marker
alui = five
anifi = come
anona = give
anvu = move
anye = make
beivu = car
bi = speaker comment
bo = house
boemo = kitchen
ca = that, which (connector)
cali = when (connector)
caora = because
ce = what?
cei = who?
celi = when?
ceora = why?
daco = answer
dami = exist
dapas = like
de = of / from
do = (an)do = can
dou = or
doum = cannot (do + -um)
e = direct complement marker
elireva = truth, true
eloan = thanks
en = in / at / on
eodani = meet
eodenbor = visit
eon = hello
eta = therefore, so
fa = family
falen = child
fare = parent
fasu = sibling
fou = need (from anifou)
gelna = buy
gerina = money
hay = he/she/they (sing.)
haya = they (pl.)
ho = opposite
i = verb marker
ia = yes
ilace = ask
ilaluan = say
ilhei = people
ilian = know
ilie = maybe
iliro = think
lili = again
liperis = next week (liperi + -is)
litam = day, today
litamar = yesterday (litam + -ar)
litamis = tomorrow (litam + -is)
litetan = hour
lupupi = rain
mai = but
mo = food, eat
moaria = apple
mocen = chocolate
mogali = coffee
molcui = bowl
moyi = sugar
nim = I / my
nima = we / our
noi = this
noli = now
oi = fun, entertaining
oia = yay (oi + ia)
oila = happy
oimel = story
oines = funny, joke
par = three
pas = like (from dapas)
run = you / your
runa = you (plural) / your
su = and, with, also
u = indirect complement marker / to, for
um = no, not (suffix)
yalgai = small
yamirli = age
yani = new
yasoi = fast
yuba = good
yugai = easy

...Su a nim i fou i boemo u haya.
...And I need to cook for them.

Caora nim i ilace e run.
That is why I am asking you.

Su haya i dapas e ce?
And what do they like?

Hay i ilaluan ca "e ce run i anye, nim i dapas".
They said "whatever you make, I will like."

Mai a noi daco a yugaium u run.
But this answer it not easy for you.

Ilie e mogali su moaria molcui?
Maybe coffee and a bowl of apples?

Nim i do i boemo e elireva mo u haya.
I can cook real food for them.

Nima i ilaluan e ca lili en liperis!
We will talk about that again next week!

Hay i do i ilaluan e oimel de run, cali a run a falen.
They can tell stories about you from when you were a child.

Oinesum.
Not funny.

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Comprehension

Now let's see how much you understood. Complete these exercises below.

1. True or False?
For each sentence, respond IA or UM:

a) Kai knows how to cook.
b) Kai's sibling does not like sugar.
c) They will eat at Ana's house tomorrow.

2. Sequence
Put the events of their plan in order, from earliest to latest:

a) Ana buys the food
b) Kai asks his parent
c) Kai cooks for Ana
d) Kai's family arrives

3. Open Questions
Answer these questions in Oravia:

a) Ceora a Kai i anyeum e mocen?
b) Cedom haya i mo litamis?

4. Free Production
Now write 2 sentences about Ana and Kai:

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Answer Sheet

1. True or False?

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a) Kai knows how to cook. UM / false

b) Kai's sibling does not like sugar. IA / true

c) They will eat at Ana's house tomorrow. IA / true

2. Sequence

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b) Kai asks his parent (yesterday)

a) Ana buys the food (before cooking for the parents tomorrow)

d) Kai's family arrives (tomorrow, three o'clock)

c) Kai cooks for Ana (next week)

3. Open Questions

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a) Ceora a Kai i anyeum e mocen?

Possible answer: Caora a Kai fasu i pasum e moyi.

b) Cedom haya i mo litamis?

Possible answer: Haya i mo en Ana bo, caora a Kai boemo a yalgai.

Dialogue Translation

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Ana: Hello?

Kai: Hello, Ana! What are you doing tomorrow? My family is visiting my house.

Ana: Happy!

Kai: ...And I need to cook for them.

Ana: You cook? I did not know you could cook!

Kai: I cannot. That is why I am asking you.

Ana: Yes, yes. Who is coming?

Kai: My parent, my sibling and their child. Three people.

Ana: And what do they like?

Kai: I was thinking chocolate, but my sibling does not like sugar.

Ana: So ask your parent! You can talk to them today.

Kai: I asked yesterday. They said "whatever you make, I will like."

Ana: This answer is not easy for you.

Kai: Right. Maybe coffee and a bowl of apples?

Ana: Kai. Three people are coming to your house, and you give apples?

Kai: Why not? Apples are good.

Ana: No, I can cook real food for them.

Kai: Thanks! But my kitchen is small.

Ana: So you can all come to my house. I buy the food, and I cook.

Kai: Yay, good! I will give you money when I can.

Ana: And when are they coming?

Kai: Tomorrow at five o'clock. But my parent is old, so they move slowly.

Ana: But will it rain tomorrow, or not?

Kai: I do not know, but there is my parent's car. Thanks! So next week, I cook for you.

Ana: We will talk about that again next week! I am glad that I will meet your parent. They can tell stories about you from when you were a child.

Kai: Not funny.

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Look How Far You've Come

You can now:

• Talk about family, home, food, actions, time, money, and plans
• Ask and answer questions about people, places, and time
• Express what you want, need, can, and like
• Talk about the past and future
• Connect ideas, give reasons, and tell simple stories
• Navigate real conversations like the one Ana and Kai just had
• Understand most of Oravia with the help of a vocabulary list

Congratulations! You have finished the Core Course!

🎉 Core Complete!

You are ready for Fluency.