To end our series of notes on creating basic descriptive sentences in Chamorro, we are going to learn how to start combining our sentences together to become more comfortable with expressing longer thoughts. We will be using the question marker kao, the negative marker ti, and sa’ (because). Happy studying!

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Example Sentences: Negative Marker Ti Example Sentences: Question Marker Kao Example Sentences: Because, Sa’ Example Sentences: Putting Everything Together Wrapping Up: Keep Practicing on Quizlet! Keep Learning! Continue to the Next Lesson

Now we are going to review how to use the negative marker ti, the question marker kao, and the word sa’ (because) before we look at how we can combine different sentences to create longer thoughts.

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Example Sentences: Negative Marker Ti

As a brief review, ti is a negative marker. We put it in front of our sentence to make it negative:

Chamorro	English
Ti nuebu i tilifon.	The phone is not new.
Ti mañaña i meyas.	The socks are not soft.
Ti guaguan i bestidu.	The dress is not expensive.
Ti paopao i flores.	The flower is not fragrant.
Ti brabu i patgon.	The child is not healthy.

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Example Sentences: Question Marker Kao

Kao is a question word that we put in front of sentences to turn them into questions. In everyday speech, kao is often eliminated. However, as a beginner it’s good to learn the rule. See some sentences for using kao below:

Chamorro	English
Kao ñålang i ga’lågu?	Is the dog hungry?
Kao kusineru i tihu?	Is the uncle a chef?
Kao mappot i che’cho’?	Is the work difficult?
Kao måtai i guihan?	Is the fish dead?
Kao mames i gimen?	Is the drink sweet?

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Example Sentences: Because, Sa’

Using the word sa’ (because) is a great way to level up my sentences as a beginner. With because I can move to explaining things. With our basic sentences, we can link them together with sa’ to create more complete thoughts. See example sentences below:

Chamorro	English
Yayas i tata sa’ malångu i patgon.	The father is tired because the child is sick.
Matuhok i palao’an sa’ manengheng i kafe.	The woman is sleepy because the coffee is cold.
Magof i patgon sa’ mames i gimen.	The child is happy because the drink is sweet.
Bråbu i tinanom sa’ ma’lak i semnak.	The plant is healthy because the sunshine is bright.
Magof i lahi sa’ maolek i gipot.	The man is happy because the party is good.

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Example Sentences: Putting Everything Together

Now I am going to start making some combinations of all the above sentences to communicate even more thoughts. Here are a few examples below. I might not always phrase sentences in these way, but they are good examples for understanding how I can combine difference sentences together:

Chamorro	English
Matuhok i estudiante sa’ ti maolek i klas.	The student is sleepy because the class is not good.
Kao ti gauguan i bestidu?	Is the dress not expensive?
Ti brabu i tinanom sa’ homhom i gima’.	The plant is not healthy because the house is dark.
Kao magof i patgon sa’ mames i gimen?	Is the child happy because the drink is sweet?
Triste i palao’an sa’ ti manengheng na kafe.	The woman is sad because the coffee is not cold.

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Wrapping Up: Keep Practicing on Quizlet!

In this lesson we began to use the Negative Marker Ti, Question Marker Kao, and Sa’ to connect our basic sentences together to make longer thoughts.

If you want to keep practicing with the example sentences in this post, use this Quizlet Deck as a supplementary tool.

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Keep Learning! Continue to the Next Lesson

And this concludes the beginner series of notes on making basic descriptive sentences! When you are ready to move forward to the next lesson, click the link below to start learning how to make basic action sentences:

Lesson 09: Talking about Actions and Objects – Introduction to Transitive Verbs in Chamorro