Category: Chamorro Lessons: Beginner

How to Say “I Stayed” in Chamorro – Talking in Past Tense With Intransitive Verbs

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner7 Comments

This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about actions that already happened in Chamorro — things like “I walked,” “you rested,” or “they stayed.” You’ll practice common action words and learn the patterns used to describe past actions when someone is simply doing something, rather than doing something to someone else. By the end, you’ll be able to build simple past-tense sentences and start talking about what you or others did. Happy studying!

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Talking About Actions Without Objects in Chamorro – Introduction to Intransitive Verbs and Affixes

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner6 Comments

This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

In this lesson, we’ll begin learning how to talk about actions that aren’t done to anyone or anything else—actions like standing, walking, or dancing. These are everyday activities that people simply do. To use these action words in Chamorro sentences, the word often needs to change form first. We’ll take a closer look at how these changes work and why they matter. Understanding these patterns will help you start forming action sentences with these words and will prepare you for many of the sentence patterns you’ll encounter later in the language. Happy studying!

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How to Say “I Can Make the Coffee” in Chamorro – Talking About What We Can and Can’t Do With Transitive Verbs

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This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

Being able to say what someone can do is an important step toward more natural conversation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use siña to talk about ability in Chamorro. We’ll practice building sentences such as “I can drink the coffee” and “You can’t borrow the car” using clear patterns you can reuse in everyday situations. Happy studying!

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How to Say “I Must Drink the Coffee” in Chamorro – Expressing Obligation with Transitive Verbs

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Sometimes we need to talk about the things we must do—finish our work, bring something to someone, or complete an important task. In this lesson, we’ll practice using the word debi to express these kinds of strong obligations in Chamorro. Through simple sentence patterns and examples, you’ll learn how to say things like “I must clean the kitchen,” “He must buy the food,” or “You must call your father.” These patterns will help you start expressing responsibilities and necessary actions in everyday conversation. Happy studying!

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How to Say “I Will Drink the Coffee” in Chamorro – Talking in Future Tense with Transitive Verbs

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner8 Comments

This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

So far, we’ve practiced talking about actions that already happened and actions that are happening now. In this lesson, we’ll learn how to talk about actions that will happen in the future. We’ll practice simple sentence patterns that let us say things like “I will buy it,” “She will call him,” or “They will bring the food.” These patterns will help you start talking about plans, intentions, and things that haven’t happened yet. Happy studying!

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