Lesson 17: Talking About What We Can and Can’t Do in Chamorro – “I can drink the coffee”

On July 11, 2023October 15, 2025 By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner2 Comments

In this post we’ll learn how to talk about what we can and cannot do, such as “I can drink the coffee” or “I cannot drink the milk.” To talk about what we can or cannot do in Chamorro, we must use the word siña in our sentences. We’ll learn about the word siña and some of the most basic statements we can make, then we will go through some practice sentences to talk about what we can do, cannot do, and to ask questions. Happy studying!

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Lesson 16: How to Say “Must” and “Should” in Chamorro – “I must drink the coffee”

On July 5, 2023October 15, 2025 By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner3 Comments

In this post, we’ll learn how to talk about when we must or shoud do something, such as in sentences like “I must drink the coffee” or “I should buy the coffee.” In Chamorro, we do this by using the word debidi with our future tense statements. We’ll review how to use debidi and do some sentence drills for practice. Happy studying!

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Lesson 15: Talking in Future Tense – “I will drink the coffee.”

On May 17, 2022October 15, 2025 By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner6 Comments

In this post, we will learn how to start making future tense statements so we can talk about the things we are going to do, such as “I will buy the coffee” or “We will clean the kitchen.” To make future tense sentences in Chamorro, we need to use future tense markers and learn which hu type pronouns they are paired with. We’ll go through the different future tense markers in this post and practice making sentences with them. Happy studying!

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Lesson 14: Giving Commands with Transitive Verbs – “Drink the coffee.”

On May 14, 2022October 15, 2025 By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner1 Comment

In this post we will learn how to make basic commands in Chamorro, which are also called imperative statements. We will learn how to say things like “Drink the coffee” or “Wipe the floor.” We’ll also make some sentence drills to practice these structures, and add locations to say sentences like, “Water the grass in the garden.” Happy studying!

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Lesson 37: Talking About Existence in Chamorro with Guaha and Tåya’

On November 19, 2021October 20, 2025 By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner2 Comments

In this first lesson on existential sentences, we’re going to learn how to say whether something exists or not—basically, how to say “there is” or “there isn’t” in Chamorro. We’ll use the words guaha and tåya’ to do this. For example, you can say Guaha nengkånno’ (“There’s food”) or Tåya’ lepblo (“There are no books”). We’ll start with the basics of using these two words, then mix in a few other sentence types in the practice drills to keep things interesting and help you build variety as you learn. Happy studying!