NOTES for The July 14th 2023 In-Person Conversational Garifuna Language Class with Garifuna Language Teacher, Mr. Milton Guity Sr.

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Copyright 2023 by Teofilo Colon Jr for Being Garífuna. All Rights Reserved.

Last class for this semester.

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After seeing the return of a student who had missed the prior class, I asked How to say, “We missed you the past two weeks.” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “Long time no see” in the Garifuna Language.

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When talking to a pregnant woman, How to say, “When are you due/expecting?” in the Garifuna Language.

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Garifuna Phrase.

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We chose three verbs to conjugate in the Garifuna Language. I chose, run, work and want.

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How to say, “what are you doing” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “I am in bed, already” in the Garifuna Language.

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Garífuna nicknames for the town of Corozal, Honduras were discussed.

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How to say, “I have eaten” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “I am walking” in the Garifuna Language. The suffix used to make it present progressive in the Garifuna Language was discussed.

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How to say, “I have walked” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “I walked” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “wash” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “wash car” in the Garifuna Language. The gender of car in the Garifuna Language was discussed and conjugation matching a noun’s gender in the Garifuna Language is discussed.

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How to say any type of transportation in the Garifuna Language was discussed.

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How to say, “bus” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “wash bus” in the Garifuna Language was discussed. Practiced a Garifuna sentence.

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Garifuna Phrase.

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How to say, “drank water” in the Garifuna Language was discussed.

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How to say, “I am washing laundry” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “He is washing laundry” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “you are washing laundry” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “leave” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “walk” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “run” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “watching TV” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “stare” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “blink” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “television” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “I am watching television” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “exercise” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “cook” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “I am cooking” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “we are cooking” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “I have cooked” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “drive” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “he drive” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “I am driving” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “I am full” in the Garifuna Language.

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Garifuna Phrases.

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How to say “sit” in the Garifuna Language. Garifuna words.

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How to say, “I sit” in the Garifuna Language.

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Garifuna Phrases.

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How to say, “enjoy” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “chair” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “table” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “Floor” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “earth” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “soil” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “friend” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “friendship” in the Garifuna Language.

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Garifuna Words.

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Question about cooking and the Ancestors.

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How to say, “older brother (female exclusive)” in the Garifuna Language.

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How to say, “younger brother” in the Garifuna Language.

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Garifuna Phrase.

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