Basic Actions Part 18: Noun Subjects pt. 2 – “The woman danced”

This post will be an overview of how we can add nouns as the subjects in our basic action sentences that use intransitive verbs. We will learn the structures to express thoughts like “The woman drank the coffee” or “The child will run.” Up until now we’ve only been using pronouns as our subjects, to focus more on word order and verb transformations. So adding noun subjects will help us put more variety into our action sentences. This post will include examples for past tense, present tense, and future tense sentences that use intransitive verbs. Happy studying!

The Dolphin and the Two Children

Here is a cute story about how two children befriend a dolphin, written by Dolores Marciano. This post includes the Chamorro text, an audio narration in Chamorro by Jay Che’le, and an English translation. Happy reading!

Basic Actions Part 18: Noun Subjects pt. 1 – “The woman drank the coffee”

This post will be an overview of how we can add nouns as the subjects in our basic action sentences. In all of my notes on basic sentence structures with verbs, I’ve only used pronouns (he, she, it, etc.) as the subjects to keep the focus on learning verbs and word order. In this post, we will practice word order to express thoughts like “The woman drank the coffee” or “The child will run.” This post will include examples for past tense, present tense, and future tense sentences that use transitive verbs. And audio is included with all Chamorro sentences. Happy studying!

Kåntan Chamoru: Madåndan i Kampåna

This is the first JD Crutch song I’ve put on the blog. Little by little, I’m trying to listen to more Chamorro music, and luckily Jay has a vast Chamorro music library that ensures I always have something new to listen to. This song came up right when we were parking the car to get some food from Chochu’ Local this past weekend. It was my first time hearing it, and I really enjoyed the folky vibes. So here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for Mandåndan i Kampåna sung by JD Crutch. Happy listening!

4 Key Learning Practices For Self-Study Chamorro Language Learners

The end of this April marks four years since I commited myself to learning the Chamorro language. I cannot believe that it has already been so long! It has certainly been a crazy journey full of ups and downs, and if I had to do it again I would still choose to learn Chamorro. To celebrate this language “milestone”, in this post I talk about the four main learning practices that are crucial to helping me learn the language, as a primarily self-study Chamorro language learner who started at level 0.

The Wind And The Sun

Here is a story of competition between the wind and the sun from Aesop’s Fables, translated into Chamorro by Rita Inos. It was found in a draft manuscript among other translated works in the Pacific Area Languages Materials collection from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

In this post I’ve included the Chamorro text, an English translation, and a Chamorro audio narration by Jay Che’le. Happy reading!