Chamorro–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
guåhu	pronoun	I	Guåhu gaige pä'go. I am here now.
hagu	pronoun	you	Hagu che'lu-hu. You are my friend.
hita	pronoun	we	Hita manchocho' todo dia. We work every day.
siha	pronoun	they	Gaige siha gi eskuela. They are at school.
håfa	pronoun	what	Håfa na'an-mu? What is your name?
månu	adverb	where	Månu i guma'? Where is the house?
ngåai	adverb	when	Ngåai unguåtu? When will you come?
håyi	pronoun	who	Håyi enao na taotao? Who is that person?
sa håfa	adverb	why	Sa håfa na triste hao? Why are you sad?
tai håfa	adverb	how	Tai håfa un tungo'? How do you know?
guaha	verb	to have	Guaha lepblo-ku. I have a book.
falagu	verb	to go	Manfalagu hita gi eskuela. We go to school.
guåtu	verb	to come	Guåtu gi guma'-hu. Come to my house.
li'e'	verb	to see	Hu li'e' i pilan. I see the moon.
tungo'	verb	to know	Hu tungo' enao na estoria. I know that story.
malago'	verb	to want	Malago'-hu hanom. I want some water.
fåtinas	verb	to make	Manfåtinas siha bonitu na pan. They make good bread.
chule'	verb	to take	Chule' i lepblo guato gi gima'. Take the book home.
na'i	verb	to give	Na'i yo' i lepblo. Give me the book.
sangan	verb	to say	Sangan claro i na'an-mu. Say your name clearly.
aisa	verb	to ask	Aisa i ma'estra pä'go. Ask the teacher now.
atan	verb	to look	Atan i langet. Look at the sky.
chocho'	verb	to work	Manchocho' siha kada manana. They work every morning.
kånno'	verb	to eat	Kumåkånno' hita hinas kada dia. We eat rice daily.
gimen	verb	to drink	Gimen i mangek na hanom pä'go. Drink cold water now.
maigo'	verb	to sleep	Mumaigo' yanå-ña i patgon. The child sleeps early.
chochogue	verb	to walk	Manchochogue hita gi eskuela. We walk to school.
falågu	verb	to run	Manfalågu båba i palåo'an. The boy runs fast.
lese	verb	to read	Hu lese este na lepblo. I read this book.
tugi'	verb	to write	Tugi' i na'an-mu guini. Write your name here.
fino'	verb	to speak	Manfino' CHamoru maolek siha. They speak Chamorro well.
hungok	verb	to listen	Hungok i ma'estra. Listen to the teacher.
hungok	verb	to hear	Hu hungok i musika. I hear the music.
gåsta	verb	to buy	Mangåsta hita fresku na guihan. We buy fresh fish.
ayuda	verb	to help	Ayuda si nanå-mu idagge. Help your mother today.
guiya	verb	to love	Hu guiya i familian-hu. I love my family.
måtai	verb	to die	Måtai i amko' na lahi. The old man died.
fananå'gue	verb	to learn	Manfananå'gue i famagu'on gi eskuela. Children learn at school.
na'gue'	verb	to teach	Ha na'gue' siha i famagu'on. They teach the children.
abri	verb	to open	Abri gui slowly i petta. Open the door slowly.
serra	verb	to close	Serra i petta pä'go. Close the door now.
taotao	noun	person	Månnge' enao na taotao. That person is kind.
låhi	noun	man	Atto i låhi. The man is tall.
palao'an	noun	woman	Måkchas i palao'an. The woman is strong.
patgon	noun	child	Mumaigo' i patgon. The child is sleeping.
patgon låhi	noun	boy	Manfalågu gi halom i patgon låhi. The boy runs outside.
patgon palao'an	noun	girl	Maolek ha lese i patgon palao'an. The girl reads well.
familia	noun	family	Dångkolo i familian-hu. My family is large.
nanå	noun	mother	Ha kukå i hinas si nanå-hu. My mother cooks rice.
tatå	noun	father	Manchocho' guini si tatå-hu. My father works here.
amigu	noun	friend
guma'	noun	house	Nuebu i guma'. The house is new.
gima'	noun	home	Manfalagu hita para gima'. We are going home.
eskuela	noun	school	Hånear i eskueva. The school is nearby.
siudåt	noun	city	Dångkolo este na siudåt. This city is big.
kalle	noun	street	Ancho i kalle. The street is long.
kuåtto	noun	room	Dikike' i kuåtto. The room is small.
tiempo	noun	time	Malisngon i tiempo. Time moves very quickly.
dia	noun	day	Mauleg na dia idagge. Today is a good day.
puenge	noun	night	Mañaina i puenge. The night is quiet.
manåna	noun	morning	Mangkek este na manåna. This morning is cool.
pues tåtde	noun	evening
simåna	noun	week	Månggon este na simåna. This week is busy.
mes	noun	month	Månggon i siguente na mes. Next month is busy.
såkkan	noun	year	Importånte este na såkkan. This year is important.
idagge	adverb	today	Hu chocho' idagge ha'. I work today only.
agupa'	adverb	tomorrow	Manfalagu hita agupa'. We will go tomorrow.
nigue'	adverb	yesterday
pä'go	adverb	now	Guåtu guini pä'go. Come here now.
atdao	noun	sun	Mångotgot i atdao. The sun is hot.
pilan	noun	moon	Manmetgot i pilan. The moon is bright.
pulan	noun	star	Manmetgot enao na pulan. That star is bright.
langet	noun	sky	Asules i langet. The sky is blue.
tano'	noun	earth	I tano' i gima'-ta. The earth is our home.
guafi	noun	fire	Mångotgot i guafi. The fire is hot.
hanom	noun	water	Mangkek i hanom. The water is cold.
uchan	noun	rain	Måkchas i uchan. The rain is strong.
pånglao	noun	wind	Måkchas i pånglao. The wind is strong.
tronkon	noun	tree	Atto i tronkon. The tree is tall.
flores	noun	flower	Bonita i flores. The flower is beautiful.
såso'	noun	mountain	Tåya' i såso'. The mountain is high.
tasi	noun	sea	Mametgot i tasi. The sea is calm.
na'taotao	noun	food
pan	noun	bread	Fresku i pan. The bread is fresh.
hinas	noun	rice	Mångotgot i hinas. The rice is hot.
gå'ga'	noun	meat
guihan	noun	fish	Fresku i guihan. The fish is fresh.
åggai	noun	egg	Mapoka' i åggai. The egg is broken.
leche	noun	milk	Mangkek i leche. The milk is cold.
fruta	noun	fruit	Mames este na fruta. This fruit is sweet.
té	noun	tea	Mångotgot i té. The tea is hot.
kåfe	noun	coffee	Måkchas i kåfe. The coffee is strong.
ilao	noun	head
måtå	noun	eye
talanga	noun	ear
pachot	noun	mouth	Abri i pachot-mu. Open your mouth wide.
agaga'	noun	nose
kanåi	noun	hand
acha'	noun	foot
korason	noun	heart
na'an	noun	name	Maria i na'an-hu. My name is Maria.
lepblo	noun	book	Nuebu este na lepblo. This book is new.
palåbra	noun	word	Importånte enao na palåbra. That word is important.
fino'	noun	language	Månnge' na fino' i CHamoru. Chamorro is a language.
salåppe'	noun	money
chocho'	noun	work	Metgot i che'cho'-hu. My work is hard.
guinaiya	noun	love	Importånte un dangkolo i guinaiya. Love is very important.
musika	noun	music	Bonita i musika. The music is beautiful.
estoria	noun	story	Magahet enao na estoria. That story is true.
kosas	noun	thing	Nuebu enao na kosas. That thing is new.
lina'la'	noun	life	Bonita i lina'la'. Life is beautiful.
petta	noun	door	Mababa i petta. The door is open.
lamasa	noun	table
siyan	noun	chair	Mångko' i siyan. The chair is old.
kåttun	noun	car
maolek	adjective	good	Maolek este na na'taotao. This food is good.
ti maolek	adjective	bad	Ti maolek enao na pan. That bread is bad.
dångkolo	adjective	big	Dångkolo i guma'. The house is big.
dikike'	adjective	small	Dikike' i kuåtto. The room is small.
nuebu	adjective	new
amko'	adjective	old	Amko' enao na guma'. That house is old.
ancho	adjective	long
tago	adjective	high
mångotgot	adjective	hot	Mångotgot i té. The tea is hot.
mangkek	adjective	cold	Mangkek i hanom. The water is cold.
magof	adjective	happy	Magof i patgon. The child is happy.
triste	adjective	sad
bonita	adjective	beautiful	Bonita i flores. The flower is beautiful.
fásil	adjective	easy	Fásil este na che'cho'. This work is easy.
metgot	adjective	hard	Metgot este na che'cho'. This work is hard.
båba	adjective	fast
magåhet	adjective	right
importånte	adjective	important	Importånte este na lepblo. This book is important.
magåhet	adjective	true	Magåhet enao na estoria. That story is true.
bula	adjective	full
mamåhlao	adjective	empty
pågu	adjective	young
måkchas	adjective	strong
agaga'	adjective	red	Agaga' i flores. The flower is red.
asules	adjective	blue	Asules i langet. The sky is blue.
betde	adjective	green	Betde i tronkon. The tree is green.
amariyu	adjective	yellow	Amariyu i flores. The flower is yellow.
acha'k	adjective	black
åtbot	adjective	white	Åtbot i leche. The milk is white.
hunggan	interjection	yes	Hunggan, prontu yu'. Yes, I am ready.
åhe'	interjection	no	Åhe', ti idagge. No, not today.
ti	adverb	not
yan	conjunction	and	Prontu i pan yan i hinas. Bread and rice are ready.
pat	conjunction	or	Mauleg i té pat i kåfe. Tea or coffee is fine.
lao	conjunction	but
yanggen	conjunction	if
sa'	conjunction	because
yan	preposition	with
tåya'	preposition	without
para	preposition	for
ginen	preposition	from
guato	preposition	to