Tag: Negative Marker Ti

Putting Your Chamorro Sentences Together with Not, But, and Because

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner10 Comments

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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How to Say “Not” in Chamorro – From “I Am Thirsty” to “I Am Not Thirsty”

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Beginner10 Comments

This lesson is part of the Beginner Chamorro learning path.

In past lessons, we’ve focused on how to describe people and things in a positive way — like “I am thirsty” 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 thirsty” 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!

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