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The tree

One new word today, and that's the whole list. Step outside for a moment: there's a tree, and everything you need to talk about it is already in your pocket. We're just naming the tree.

1 · Say this

mi ori taru (mee · OH-ree · TAH-roo) I see a tree.

You already know mi (I, Lesson 1) and ori (see, Lesson 21). The one new word is taru — tree. Drop it into a sentence you've said before, and you're already pointing one out.

2 · A closer look: taru

taru is just tree — the one in the yard, the one by the road, the whole green shape of it. Two open syllables, nothing hidden:

Amatu Says Means
taru "TAH-roo" tree

Same building blocks you've used for weeks, with one fresh word slotted in:

mi ori taru — I see a tree. taru li pai — The tree is good. cho in taru — The dog is in the tree. taru de mi — my tree. no taru — no tree.

🌍 You already know this Look how far one noun travels on grammar you've already got. in (in/at, Lesson 37) puts the dog up there — cho in taru. de (of/my, Lesson 22) makes it yours — taru de mi. no (not, Lesson 3) takes the tree away — no taru. You didn't learn a rule today; you learned a tree, and the old rules carried it.

⚠️ Watch out The first vowel is the clean open "ah," and the ending is a full "roo," not "ruh" — "TAH-roo." Roll that single r lightly, the way you would in water yala (Lesson 24). Keep both vowels bright; Amatu never softens an unstressed one.

3 · Your turn

Out loud:

  1. I see a tree → mi ori taru
  2. The tree is good → taru li pai
  3. The dog is in the tree → cho in taru
  4. my tree → taru de mi

4 · Tonight's phrase

mi ori taru — I see a tree — one calm new word riding on top of everything you already own.

30-second check

Cover the page. (1) Say I see a tree. (2) Put the dog up there: the dog is in the tree. (3) Make it yours: my tree. Three for three? Then today did its quiet job — one fresh word, and the whole scene still falls out of your mouth on its own.

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