Håfa i mas ya-mu na klasen fina’mames?

Mannge’ yu’ para inetnon praktika gi Såbalu. Hu tuge’ i memorihas-hu siha yan nengkånno gi kotturå-ta. Otro na taotao ha faisen yu’, “Håfa mås ya-mu na klasen nengkånno gi kotturå-ta?” Gof mappot i finaisen este sa’ guaha meggai mångnge’ na nengkånno gi kottura! Lao, Rosketti i mas ya-hu na fina’mames.

Strategies From Polyglots Applied to Chamoru

For the past month or so I’ve been watching videos from Polyglots to learn what makes them successful at learning so many languages. I’ve put together a list of strategies and videos from a few Polyglots, with my own thoughts about how to apply their strategies for learning Chamoru. These are the strategies I think will be most helpful for me, as a learner who lives in the states without regular access to native speakers.

Håfa adai Grandma!

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.

Kåntan Chamoru: Pettan Korason-mu

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.

Basic Actions Part 1: Making Past Tense Sentences in Chamorro With Transitive Verbs – “I drank the coffee.”

Up until this point we have been using stative sentences to describe the world around us with sentences like “I am thirsty”; “The water is hot”; or “The coffee is expensive.” Now we are going to learn how to talk about what we’ve done, with sentences such as “I drank the coffee.” To do this, we will be learning how to make basic past tense sentences in Chamorro with transitive verbs.

Adotse

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.