When Jose Was Lost

Here’s a story about a time when a little boy named Jose got lost and wanders around, visiting the different animals. The original illustrations for this story were done by Janet P. Moreno, but I’ve given it a refresh with this illustration generated by the Midjourney art AI. Chamorro text, a Chamorro audio narration, an English translation, and a Quizlet flashcard deck are included in this post. Happy reading!

Quizlet Study Deck for this story: Quizlet Annai Abak si Jose

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Lesson 12: Talking in Present Tense – “I am drinking the coffee.”

Now we will learn how to say sentences in the present tense or continuous tense so we can say things like “I am drinking the coffee.” In this post, the main concept we will learn about is called reduplication, and we will apply this to our transitive verb to move our sentences into the present tense.

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Kåntan Chamoru: Hågu

This is perhaps the most famous song sung by Flora Baza Quan, which was written by her sister, Janice. It is a heartfelt and powerful song of unrequited love, and the music video embedded here is a new rendition by Inetnon Gefpa’go and Flora Baza Quan. This post includes Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for the song Hågu, sung by Flora Baza Quan. Happy listening!

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Kåntan Chamoru: Lengguåhi

In ekungok i kanta “Lengguåhi” ginen as Joe Garrido gi durånten i inetnon praktika gi Såbalu. In ekungok pues pula’. Gof ya-hu este na kånta, sa’ siña hu hungok i guinaiyå-ña para i lengguahi-ta. Ya este na kånta ha na’matatnga yo’ sa’ ha sasångan este: “Mungnga’ chathinasso, usa i lengguahi.” Estague i pinilå-hu:

Ekungok i tinige’-hu gi Chamoru.
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Word List: 30 Transitive Verbs for Beginners

Here’s a list of 30 transitive verbs that beginners can use in basic action sentences. If you would like to read my blog series on how to use these verbs at a beginner level, start reading the first post in the series called Introduction to Transitive Verbs in Chamorro. This post includes 30 verbs, example sentences, audio in Chamorro, and a Quizlet flashcard deck as an extra study resource. Happy studying!

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