Lesson 09: Talking about Actions and Objects – Introduction to Transitive Verbs in Chamorro

On February 19, 2024October 14, 2025 By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner6 Comments

If we are getting started in making basic action sentences in Chamorro, a common starting place for learners is making transitive statements which are sentences like “I drank the coffee” or “She prepared the food.” Before we get started with making these types of sentences, let’s learn a little more about the verbs used, which are called transitive verbs. In this post we’ll go over some practical ways to understand what transitive verbs are and the features of transitive sentences that matter the most in Chamorro.

If you are at a more intermediate level, check out my post on The Man- Prefix for Transitive Verbs as it has similar content but expands to understanding how to use the MAN- prefix with transitive verbs. 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: Beginner5 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 13: Adding Places to Your Actions – “I drank the coffee at the restaurant.”

On November 15, 2021October 14, 2025 By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner5 Comments

In this post we will learn how to add locations to our action sentences so we can say things like “I drank the coffee at the restaurant” or “I am buying the mangoes at the market.” In Chamorro, locations are marked with either gi or giya, and we will learn how to use them in this post. Once you learn how to use gi and giya, you will be able to add them to any sentence in Chamorro. Happy studying!