For the past month or so I’ve been watching videos from Polyglots to learn what makes them successful at learning so many languages. I’ve put together a list of strategies and videos from a few Polyglots, with my own thoughts about how to apply their strategies for learning Chamoru. These are the strategies I think will be most helpful for me, as a learner who lives in the states without regular access to native speakers.
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Mangge’ yu’ katta para nanå-hu biha gi ma’posña na simåna. Hu tuge’ este para klås fino’ Chamoru, ya gof ya-hu este na tarehan guma’. Mahålang yu’ as nanå-hu biha, kada diha. Todu i tiempo. Ha na’puti i finatai-ña i korason-hu. Annai lå’la’ i nanå-hu biha, ha tuge’i yo’ katta siha. Magof yu’ sa’ hu tuge’ este para nana-hu biha. Gof espesiat i este para guahu sa’ i katta gi fino’ Chamoru.
Continue reading “Håfa adai Grandma!”Båba i talangå-hu gi fino’ Chamoru. Gof båba. Hu faisen i otro na estudiante, “Håfa taimanu un eyak i lengguahi?” Manekungok gue’ meggai na kåntan Chamoru siha! Gof maolek na ideha este. På’go na simåna, hu tutuhon i nuebu na prinaktika. Mane’ekungok yu’ kåntan Chamoru siha. Hu tuge’ i palabra siha lokkue’. Gof a’ayuda i prinaktika este para guahu.
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This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.
Talking about actions is essential for learning Chamorro. In this lesson, we are going to learn how to talk about what we’ve done, with sentences like I drank the coffee. I borrowed the books. I ate the apple. We’ll learn the basic parts of these sentences and practice some foundational patterns to get comfortable with these forms. Happy studying!
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Mamokkat yu’ para i halom tano’ gi Damenggo. Esta monhåyan i fañomnagan giya Western Washington. Ya-hu i fresko na aire. Gefpågo i kulot siha gi halom tåno’ lokkue’. Lao mahålang yu’ as pao fruta gi aire ginen adotse siha. Estague i po’ema-hu put adtose siha ginen fañomnagan. Hu tuge’ este para klås fino’ Chamoru. Manrisibi yu’ inayudon ginen estudianten Ponidera siha lokkue’. Hu gof agradesi siha.
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Lengguahi-ta 