Here’s a story about a bull, also involving a kingfisher, that teaches us why we should not be so aguaguat (stubborn). This post includes the Chamorro text, an English translation, the audio narration in Chamorro by Jay Che’le, and a Quizlet flashcard study deck for the phrase chunks. Hope you enjoy the story!
Have you ever found yourself listening to a Chamorro conversation, song or story but it all just sounds like meaningless noise in your ears? That was me for the first 2.5 years of learning Chamorro. Listening comprehension has always been my weakest skill (in anything, to be honest) and it seemed like a mysterious process to move from understanding nothing to, at the very least, staying afloat in conversation. But I’ve learned that improving our listening skills in Chamorro is just like strengthening any other skill. It’s not magic, it just takes consistent practice and active engagement with the right materials that actually support our learning. So in this post I’m going to talk about my study practice for improving listening comprehension in Chamorro.
Continue reading “How to Improve Your Listening Comprehension in Chamorro”What’s your favorite Chamorro food? For me, it’s always the kåddo’ no matter the weather. So I appreciate this song, an energetic dedication to the humble but amazing kåddo. As Jay said with a chuckle, “Only Chamorros would write a song about soup with such zest.” So here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for the song “Kåddon Pika” by Daniel DeLeon Guerrero, hope you enjoy it!
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If you are a beginner in the language, introducing some Chamorro at the beginning and end of your conversations is a great way to start bringing more of the language into your life. To get started, in this post I’ve included 25 Chamorro phrases that you can use when greeting people or saying goodbye. (UPDATED: June 14th, 2024 with additional greetings in fino’ håya).
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I’ve been trawling the internet again in search of Chamorro stories, and I found this story from a collection that was published in Luta in 1976 (details below). In this story we learn why in Luta, sewing at nighttime is considered a bad thing to do.
This post includes the Chamorro text, an English translation, Chamorro audio narration, and two Quizlet flashcard study decks. The is narration is done by Jay Che’le, hope you enjoy it!
Lengguahi-ta 