unit 4 / lesson 9

Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions

Review the first four Beginner lessons with cumulative practice in sounds, first sentences, needs, questions, short answers, and repair.

spaced review

grammar return practice

16 patterns due

Start here before the new lesson work. These earlier patterns are deliberately returning in a later lesson.

sixth later lesson / from unit 2 / lesson 3

Wanting, Needing, and Having

Use the pattern in a short dialogue, paragraph, translation, or project answer without looking back.

• li for wanting and direction
• nive for need
• possession as relation
• safety vocabulary
• te for with/having

third later lesson / from unit 3 / lesson 6

Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines

Mix this pattern with the current lesson's main form so retrieval happens in a new context.

• direct objects after predicates
• el for current process
• negated present action
• predicate after el
• relation phrases after objects
• routine action with rinve

next lesson / from unit 3 / lesson 8

Describing People, Things, and Sources

Before new material, explain the older pattern aloud and write one fresh Kai sentence with it.

• compact head-quality modifiers
• descriptive noun phrases
• predicate qualities with e
• questions about description and source
• source and belonging phrases with na

beginner vocabulary load

cumulative vocabulary limit

within limit

new terms

0

cumulative

86

limit

90

remaining

4

The Beginner course keeps a running vocabulary cap so learners can practice the sentence engine without uncontrolled word growth.

new in this lesson

No new vocabulary. This page recycles already introduced Beginner terms.

vocabulary

lesson vocabulary

44 items

• kai
• kailun
• mi
• ti
• si
• nai
• eli
• elen
• elin
• nain
• teeli
• aeli
• e
• li
• te
• na
• ya
• sai
• sha
• anvai
• yael
• yano
• yava
• yari
• yana
• yaal
• yave
• huno
• namo
• noa
• teno
• niva
• nive
• nivo
• nivu
• miri
• ma
• lune
• rin-te
• shal
• tio
• luni
• sailune
• neli

grammar

lesson patterns

9 patterns

• Roman Kai sound review
• identity and quality with e
• wanting with li
• need with el nive
• possession-like relation with te
• belonging with na
• yes-no questions with final ya
• content question words
• repair phrases

pronunciation

pronunciation practice

9 cues

sound focus

• e eh clear e; do not reduce it

say these words

1. kai keye /ˈkai̯/
2. kailun keye-loon /ˈkai̯.lun/
3. mi mee /ˈmi/
4. ti tee /ˈti/
5. si see /ˈsi/
6. nai neye /ˈnai̯/
7. eli eh-lee /ˈe.li/
8. elen eh-lehn /ˈe.len/

speaking routine

1. Say each form once slowly, keeping every written vowel audible.
2. Repeat the list at normal speed without changing the vowel quality.
3. Use two words in a short sentence and keep first-syllable stress stable.

translation

translation drill

8 prompts

1. Kai to English Mi e eli.
2. Kai to English Ti e niva.
3. Kai to English Si e aeli.
4. Kai to English Nai e nain.
5. Kai to English Mi li huno.
6. Kai to English Ti el nive namo.
7. Kai to English Nivo te nai.
8. Kai to English Teeli na mi.

dialogue

dialogue practice

1 prompt set / 1 audio model

Short Dialogue

• Write a six-line dialogue in Kai. It must include
• one yes-no question
• one short answer
• one need sentence
• one have/with sentence
• one content question
• one repair phrase

dialogue audio model

Short call-and-response exchanges for first-course listening practice.

source text beginner dialogue

listening

listening practice

2 audio sources

Beginner dialogue audio

Short call-and-response exchanges for first-course listening practice.

source text beginner dialogue

1. Listen once without the source text and follow the speaker turns.
2. Replay and shadow three short Kai lines aloud.
3. Write two lines from dictation, then check the source text.

listening comprehension

1. 01
   In BD001, what does speaker A ask after the greeting? catch the first yes-no question

   answer

   Ti en noa ya?

2. 02
   What answer confirms that speaker B is in noa? recognize a positive identity answer

   answer

   Sai. Mi en noa.

3. 03
   What question about huno repeats in every beginner dialogue? hear a repeated desire question

   answer

   Ti li huno ya?

4. 04
   How does speaker B answer when they want huno? hear a positive want statement

   answer

   Sai, mi li huno.

5. 05
   Across BD001-BD005, which five words follow en in speaker A's first question? track the changing keyword

   answer

   noa, namnoa, lunnoa, kamnoa, sannoa.

Core 1,000 word audio

High-frequency Common Kai words with teaching pronunciations.

source text word recognition

1. Pick ten lesson vocabulary items and listen for them in the word list.
2. Write the Kai spelling before checking the source text.
3. Repeat the ten words aloud in short two-word groups.

review

review checklist

1 checklist / 5 items

Self-Assessment

• I can read beginner Roman Kai aloud without changing final vowels. yes / not yet
• I can write identity and quality sentences with e. yes / not yet
• I can express want, need, have, and belonging. yes / not yet
• I can ask yes-no and content questions. yes / not yet
• I can repair conversation when I do not understand. yes / not yet

answers

structured answer key

1 section / 40 answers

Answer Key 40 answers

• 1 identity/quality
• 2 want/toward
• 3 need/protect/support
• 4 with/have relation
• 5 belonging/source
• 6 yes-no question marker
• 7 what
• 8 again
• 9 I am a living being / consciousness.
• 10 You are safe.
• 11 They / that one is an elder.
• 12 We here are a community.
• 13 I want water.
• 14 You need food.
• 15 We here have protection.
• 16 My friend.
• 17 Do you understand?
• 18 What do you want?
• 19 Who is in the place / at home?
• 20 I do not understand.
• 21 e
• 22 li
• 23 nive
• 24 te
• 25 na
• 26 ya
• 27 yano
• 28 rin-te
• 29 Mi e elen.
• 30 Ti e niva.
• 31 Nai e nain.
• 32 Mi li namo.
• 33 Ti el nive huno.
• 34 Nivo te mi.
• 35 Teeli na mi.
• 36 Ti e niva ya?
• 37 Ti el nive yano?
• 38 Mi sha e miri.
• 39 Ma lune al rin shal.
• 40 Tio e yano luni?

Objectives

• Review the stable Roman spelling habits from Lesson 01.
• Build identity and quality sentences with e.
• Use li, nive, te, and na for want, need, with/have, and belonging.
• Ask yes-no questions with final ya.
• Use content question words in their normal answer position.
• Use repair phrases when meaning breaks down.

How to Use This Review

This is not a new grammar lesson. It is a checkpoint. Move slowly, answer without looking when possible, then check your work against the answer key.

If you miss more than one third of a section, return to that lesson before continuing.

Core Patterns

Sound and Spelling Warm-Up

Read these pairs aloud. Do not collapse the final vowel.

For this review, pronounce each written vowel. Do not let English spelling habits decide the sound.

Reading Passage

Read the passage once for sound, once for meaning, and once for grammar.

Review Notes

Names can be subjects or holders:

Maria e elen. = Maria is a person.

Huno te Maria. = Maria has water.

When you translate "have," use the thing first:

Namo te mi. = I have food.

When you ask a content question, do not add final ya:

Ti li yano? = What do you want?

Practice

A. Recognition

Choose the function of the marked word or phrase.

1. Mi e eli.
2. Ti li huno.
3. Mi el nive namo.
4. Huno te mi.
5. Noa na ti.
6. Ti e niva ya?
7. Ti li yano?
8. Ma lune rin-te.

Function choices:

• identity/quality
• want/toward
• need/protect/support
• with/have relation
• belonging/source
• yes-no question marker
• what
• again

B. Translate Kai to English

1. Mi e eli.
2. Ti e niva.
3. Si e aeli.
4. Nai e nain.
5. Mi li huno.
6. Ti el nive namo.
7. Nivo te nai.
8. Teeli na mi.
9. Ti e miri ya?
10. Ti li yano?
11. Yael en noa?
12. Mi sha e miri.

C. Fill the Blank

1. Mi ___ eli. = I am a being.
2. Ti ___ huno. = You want water.
3. Mi el ___ namo. = I need food.
4. Huno ___ mi. = I have water.
5. Noa ___ ti. = your home.
6. Ti e niva ___? = Are you safe?
7. Ti li ___? = What do you want?
8. Ma lune ___. = Please say it again.

D. Write in Kai

1. I am a person.
2. You are safe.
3. We here are a community.
4. I want food.
5. You need water.
6. I have protection.
7. My friend.
8. Are you safe?
9. What do you need?
10. I do not understand.
11. Please speak slowly.
12. What does this mean?

E. Short Dialogue

Write a six-line dialogue in Kai. It must include:

• one yes-no question
• one short answer
• one need sentence
• one have/with sentence
• one content question
• one repair phrase

Answer Key

Dialogue model: Ti e niva ya? / Sai. Mi e niva. / Mi el nive huno. / Huno te ti. / Ti li yano? / Mi sha e miri. Ma lune rin-te.

1. identity/quality
2. want/toward
3. need/protect/support
4. with/have relation
5. belonging/source
6. yes-no question marker
7. what
8. again
9. I am a living being / consciousness.
10. You are safe.
11. They / that one is an elder.
12. We here are a community.
13. I want water.
14. You need food.
15. We here have protection.
16. My friend.
17. Do you understand?
18. What do you want?
19. Who is in the place / at home?
20. I do not understand.
21. e
22. li
23. nive
24. te
25. na
26. ya
27. yano
28. rin-te
29. Mi e elen.
30. Ti e niva.
31. Nai e nain.
32. Mi li namo.
33. Ti el nive huno.
34. Nivo te mi.
35. Teeli na mi.
36. Ti e niva ya?
37. Ti el nive yano?
38. Mi sha e miri.
39. Ma lune al rin shal.
40. Tio e yano luni?

Self-Assessment

Next Step

Next you will review Lessons 05-08: relation phrases, action with el, time, descriptions, and source phrases.