Category: Chamorro Lessons: Intermediate

Quick Reference Guide: Using the Man- Prefix with Transitive Verbs

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: IntermediateLeave a comment

Here is my quick reference sheet for understanding how to apply the man- prefix (both the indefinite man- prefix and the plural man- prefix) to transitive verbs. I don’t go in-depth into any grammar rules, I just give some examples for past, present, future, and imperative tense with light notes on the differences in the structures between definite and indefinite objects. In all the examples I use the root word fa’tinas which means “to make or prepare.” For a more in-depth walkthrough of the man- prefix for transitive verbs, please see this post: Man- Prefix for Transitive Verbs. Happy reviewing!

taitai mås

Speech Attribution in Chamorro part 1: Using “Ilek”

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Intermediate2 Comments

This year I am focused on listening to Chamorro while reading along with the transcript to better train my ear and absorb more fluent or native-level speech patterns. One set of patterns that I am now more comfortable with is how speech attribution (phrases like he said, “__” or she asked, “___”) occurs in Chamorro. In this series of blog posts, I’m going to talk about the 4 patterns I’ve noticed around speech attribution, and this first post will focus on the use of the work ilek.

taitai mås