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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This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.
To wrap up our series on creating basic descriptive sentences in Chamorro, we’ll start practicing how to combine sentences to express longer thoughts. We’ll do this by connecting ideas with “not,” “but,” and “because” in a single thought, giving us a clearer sense of how much we can expand our basic sentences with these small but powerful words. Happy studying!
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