English–Chamorro Dictionary

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