Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
A collection of useful phrases in Chamorro. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
| English | chamoru (Chamorro) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Bienbenidu |
| Hello | Hafa Adai |
| How are you? I'm fine |
Hafa tatamanu hao? / Hafa mamaoleka? |
| Maolek ha yu / Todo maolek | |
| Long time no see | Apmam tiempo ti uli'e hao (It's a long time since I've seen you) Apmam tiempo ti uli'e hit (It's a long time since we've seen each other) |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
Hayi na'an-mu? |
| Na'an-hu si... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
Taotao manu hao? |
| Taotao ... yu | |
| Pleased to meet you | Ma'gof yu sa umali'i hit |
| Good morning | Buenos dihas |
| Good afternoon | Buenos tatdes |
| Good evening | Buenas noches |
| Goodbye | Adios |
| Good luck | Suette! |
| Cheers/Good health! | Hago lao! |
| Have a nice day | Puedi ha todo maolek |
| Bon appetit | Buen prubechu |
| Bon voyage | Buen biahe |
| I don't understand | Ti hu kumprende |
| Please speak more slowly | Pot fabot na despasio I kuentos-mu |
| Please write it down | Tuge' papa pot fabot |
| Do you speak Chamorro? Yes, a little |
Kao siña hao fumino' Chamorro? |
| A'a, didide' ha | |
| How do you say ... in Chamorro? | Hafa taimanu un sangan ... gi fino' Chamorro? |
| Excuse me/Sorry | Dispensa yu |
| How much is this? | Kuanto baliña? |
| Thank you Response (You're welcome) |
Si Yu'us ma'ase (lit: God have mercy) |
| Buen prubechu | |
| Where's the toilet? | Manu na gaige i kemmon? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Para guiya hu apasi todo este |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Malagu hao bumaila yan guahu? |
| I love you | Hu guiaya hao |
| Get well soon | Puedi homlo hao ti apmam |
| Leave me alone! | Sappe! Litira hao! Basta ma estotba yu! |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Ayuda! Guafe! Basta! |
| Call the police! | Agang I polisia! |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year |
Felis Nabidat yan Felis Año Nuebo |
| Happy Easter | Felis Pasgua |
| Happy Birthday | Biba Kumpleaños |
| One language is never enough | Un linguahe ni ngai'an u nahom |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Bula hasuli gi halom hovercraft-hu |
Chamorro phrases provided by Michelle Wilmot
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, please contact me.
Information about written and spoken Chamorro
Language learning materials for Chamorro
Collections of Chamorro phrases (some with audio)
http://home.att.net/~dorel2/guam/chamorro.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamorro_language
http://www.chamorro.com/fino/fino.html
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Chamorro_language
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