Saturday, September 3, 2011

TODAY'S CHAMORRO WORD : NAHONG

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NAHONG : enough

Kao nahong hao ni gimen-mo?  Do you have enough to drink?

Nå'e siha man nahong na nengkanno'.  Give them enough to eat.

Esta yo' nahong.  I have enough.

Ti u nahong un mes para u ma cho'gue ennao.  A month won't be enough to do that.

Kao nahong?  Is it enough?

Mås ke nahong!  More than enough!

Interestingly, we use both the indigenous nahong and the Spanish båsta, which both mean "enough, sufficient."

Kamarero : Bai nå'ye ta'lo mås asukat?  (Waiter : Shall I add more sugar?)
I chumochocho : Båsta!  Nahong! (Diner : Enough!  Enough!)

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