Category: Chamorro Lessons: Beginner

How to Say “Who?” in Chamorro

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner2 Comments

This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

“Who?” is one of the most natural ways we learn about the people around us—Who is missing? Who did you call? Who will you ask? In this lesson, you’ll begin learning Chamorro patterns for asking “who” questions using the word håyi (“who”). You’ll practice clear sentence structures for identifying people and for asking about who someone did an action to in the past, present, and future. As always, this post includes Chamorro sentence drills, English translations, and Chamorro audio narrations by Jay Che’le to support your learning. Happy studying!

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How to Say “What?” in Chamorro

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner3 Comments

This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

“What?” is one of the quickest ways we gather information—What are you doing? What did you buy? What are you going to make? In this lesson, we’ll start learning Chamorro patterns for asking “what” questions with the word håfa (“what”). You’ll practice clear sentence patterns for using the question word “what” and how these patterns shift when talking about past, present and future actions. As always, this post includes Chamorro sentence drills, English translations and Chamorro audio narrations by Jay Che’le to support your learning. Happy studying!

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How to Say “I’m Here” in Chamorro – Using Gaigi and Taigui

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This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

In this post we will get started with some foundational sentence patterns with gaigi and taigui, two verbs used to talk about whether someone is (or isn’t) somewhere. We’ll start with simple sentence patterns and gradually build from there. We’ll practice making basic statements, talking about the present and the future, and forming simple questions. Along the way, we’ll also cover how past meaning can be understood through context, and how ideas like “here” and “there” are often implied rather than stated directly. The goal is not to cover everything at once, but to recognize and use these patterns in a clear, manageable way.

As always, we’ve included Chamorro sentence drills, English translations, language notes and Chamorro audio narrations by Jay Che’le to support your learning. Happy studying!

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How to Say “I Have a Car” in Chamorro – Talking About What We Have And Don’t Have

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This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

We talk about what we have every day—I have a meeting. I don’t have a question. Do you have a pen? In Chamorro, these everyday ideas follow a clear patter that’s straightforward and easy to apply. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say what you have, what you don’t have, and how to ask others if they have something. Step by step, you’ll practice real-life examples using common topics like cars, phones, family members, food, drinks, and pets—so you can start using these patterns in natural conversation right away. As always, we’ve included Chamorro sentence drills, English translations and Chamorro audio by Jay Che’le to support your learning. Happy studying!

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How to Say “Yours” and “Mine” in Chamorro – Talking In General About What Belongs to You

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner3 Comments

This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

In this fifth and final beginner lesson on Chamorro classifiers, we’ll learn how to use iyo, which is used to express general ideas of what belongs to us, such as “mine” or “yours”. It’s also often used to indicate possession of non-Chamorro words. As always, this post includes explanatory notes, practice sentences, English translations, and Chamorro audio recordings by Jay Che’le to support your learning. Happy studying!

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