Palåbran: 04/29/09: Håsngon

Håsngon (HUSS-ngun): (verb) To do something deliberately, intentionally or purposely, to intend to, to mean to.

Uses:

"Ti ha håsngon ha' chumule' i yabi-hu." = "She didn't mean to take my keys."
"Un håsngon gumacha' påtås-hu." = "You deliberately stepped on my foot."
"Ma håsngon mangga'chong para i tenda, sa' pupuengi esta." = "They intentionally went together (accompanied each other) to the store, because it was already late at night."

Palåbran 04/28/09: Fugo'

Fugo' (FOO-goo'): (verb) To wring, to squeeze.

Uses:

"Hu fugo' i talapos, sa' mampos fotgon." = "I wrang out the rag, because it's soaked."
"I famalao'an ma fugo' i fina'gåsen-ñiha." = "The women wrang the things they washed."
"Fugo' i lemon ya un åtte gi kelaguen." = "Squeeze the lemon and pour it in the kelaguen."

Palåbran 04/27/09: Gago'

Gago' (GA-goo'): (adjective) Lazy, loafer, idler, indolent, slothful, bum.

Uses:

"Gago' si Jose." = "Joe is lazy."
"Ga'go' yo' mambo'ok chå'guan." = "I'm lazy to pluck weeds."
"Cha'-mu gumago'!" = "Don't be lazy!"

Palåbran 04/24/09: O'o'

O'o' (OH'-oh'): (verb) To drink--as in soup.

Uses:

"Ha lachai i råmen, ya ha o'o' i kaddo' despues." = "He finished the ramen noodles, and then drank the soup after."
"Munga umo'o' i fina'denne'!" = "Don't drink the fina'denne'!"
"Mano'o' gue' chalakiles gi tåsa." = "He's drinking chalakiles from a cup."

Palåbran 04/23/09: Engelo'

Engelo' (EH-ngeh-lo'): (verb) Peep at, peek at, as through a crevice or small hole.

Uses:

"Engelo' fan i nene gi maigo'-ña." = "Take a peek at (go check on) the baby in his sleep."
"Umengelo' huyong i lahi gi bentåna kao manmåfåtto esta i ga'chong-ña siha. " = "The guy is peeking out the window to see if his friends have come."
"Manengelo' hålom i famagu'on gi kahita." = "The children peeped inside the box."

Note: Engelo' in Guamanian Chamorro does not have a sexual connotation associated with it in general, whereas adu (to peep, as in a peeping tom) does have such a connotation. I'm not quite sure how this word is used in the other dialects of Chamorro. The word is also pronounced ngelo'.

Palåbran 04/22/09: Yamak

Yamak (ZA-mac): (verb) To break, to destroy, to impair, to disable.

Uses:

"Mayamak i våsu ni bola." = "The glass was broken by a ball."
"Hu yamak i låpes-hu gi binibu-hu." = "I broke my pencil in my anger."
"Poddong i litråtu gi liga ya mayamak ha' på'go." = "The picture fell from the wall and is now broken."

Palåbran 04/21/09: Såga

Såga (SAW-ga):
1.) (verb) Stay, stop by, rest, dwell, remain
2.) (noun) Address, place.

Uses:

(verb)
"Månu nai sumåsåga hao?" = "Where do you live?" or "Where are you staying?"
"Mañåsåga siha gi as Maria." = "They're staying at Maria's place."
"Na'såga i siboyas gi famikåyan." = "Make the onion stay on the cutting board."

(noun)
"Chule' na'-mu guatu i sagan chumocho." = "Take your food over to the dining area (place to eat)."
"Bonitu i sagå-ña si Rosa." = "The place where Rosa is staying is beautiful."
"Dalai, kalan sågan babui i kuåtto-mu." = "Wow, your room is like a pig sty (place of pigs)."