Tag: Descriptive Sentences

Lesson 05: How to Say “Not” in Chamorro – “I am not hungry.”

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner7 Comments

In past lessons, we’ve focused on how to describe people and things in a positive way — like “I am hungry” or “The woman is a singer.” Now it’s time to flip that! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say what you’re not — like “I’m not hungry” or “The woman is not a singer.”To create these sentences, we’ll learn about the Negative Marker “Ti” and how to use it to make negative statements. This post includes lesson notes, example sentences in Chamorro, audio pronunciations and a Quizlet Deck for supplementary practice. Happy studying!

Continue reading “Lesson 05: How to Say “Not” in Chamorro – “I am not hungry.”” →

Lesson 06: How to Turn Basic Statements into Questions – From “You are hungry” to “Are you hungry?”

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner7 Comments

Ready to start asking questions in Chamoru? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to turn any simple sentence into a yes-or-no question — like changing “You are tired” into “Are you tired?”, or “They are teachers” into “Are they teachers? To make this transformation, we will be learning about the Question Word “Kao” and how it’s used in Chamorro. Happy studying!

Continue reading “Lesson 06: How to Turn Basic Statements into Questions – From “You are hungry” to “Are you hungry?”” →

Lesson 02: Describe Who You Are In Chamorro – “I am a student”

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner3 Comments

Now we will learn how to describe our yu’ type pronouns with nouns to describe who we are or who someone else is. We will learn to say sentences like “I am a student” or “She is a singer.” These types of sentences are useful for describing your profession or other characteristics about yourself. In this post we’ll be using nouns to describe our yu’ type pronouns. This post includes example sentences in Chamorro, audio pronunciations and a Quizlet deck for supplementary practice. Happy studying!

Continue reading “Lesson 02: Describe Who You Are In Chamorro – “I am a student”” →

Lesson 01: Start Describing Yourself in Chamorro – “I’m Hungry”, “I’m Thirsty” and More

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner6 Comments

Now that you’ve learned the pronouns (and if you need a refresher, check out Introduction to Pronouns in Chamorro), let’s start using them in basic sentences! it’s time to start using them in everyday phrases. A great way to begin is by describing yourself or others with simple sentences like “I am hungry” or “You are tired.”

These are the kinds of sentences you can use right away in real life—and they help you build vocabulary fast. In this lesson, we’ll focus on how to pair Yu’ type pronouns with adjectives to talk about feelings, conditions, and descriptions. This post includes lesson notes, example sentences with audio pronunciations, and a link to a Quizlet deck for additional practice. Happy studying!

Continue reading “Lesson 01: Start Describing Yourself in Chamorro – “I’m Hungry”, “I’m Thirsty” and More” →