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Top 100 Chamorro Words you must know
- Håfa Adai – Hello/Welcome (Ha-fa A-dai)
- Bondåt – Good (Bon-dot)
- Buenas – Good (Bweh-nas)
- Biba – Live/Alive (Bee-bah)
- Si Yu’us Ma’åse’ – Thank You (See Yoos Ma-ah-seh)
- Pås – Fish (Pahs)
- Tåsi – Sea/Ocean (Tah-see)
- Guma – House (Goo-mah)
- Lokkue’ – Food (Loh-kway)
- Åtuna – Water (Ah-too-nah)
- Håna – Land/Earth (Hah-nah)
- Kådo – Gift (Kah-doh)
- Kånta – Song (Kahn-tah)
- Dånan – Dance (Dah-nahn)
- Gåyu – Village (Gah-yoo)
- Inina – Mother (Ee-nee-nah)
- Påpa – Father (Pah-pah)
- Låla – Child (Lah-lah)
- Tåtte – Grandparent (Tah-teh)
- Tåno’ – Land (Tah-noh)
- Hamyu – Family (Hah-myu)
- Guaiya – Love (Gwah-ee-yah)
- Biba Islan Guåhan – Long Live Guam (Bee-bah Ee-slan Gwah-hahn)
- Lina’la’ – History (Lee-nah-lah)
- Manmamåhlao – Beautiful (Mahn-mah-mah-lao)
- Kottura – Culture (Koht-too-rah)
- Guinaiya – Heart (Gwee-nah-ee-yah)
- Pulå’ – Star (Poo-lah)
- Linuhun – Moon (Lee-noo-hoon)
- Taklalu – Sun (Tahk-lah-loo)
- Kåtden – Tree (Kah-tdehn)
- Prutehi – Protect (Proo-teh-hee)
- Fanåti’ – Flower (Fah-nah-tee)
- Kottura Chamorro – Chamorro Culture (Koht-too-rah Chamorro)
- Mañaina – Sister (Mahn-yah-ee-nah)
- Manaina – Brother (Mahn-ah-ee-nah)
- Tataotao – Person/People (Tah-tah-oh-tah-oh)
- Na’anai – Name (Nah-ah-nai)
- Kåntan Chamorro – Chamorro Song (Kahn-tahn Chamorro)
- Ha’ – Fish Hook (Hah)
- Guåhu – Me/I (Gwah-hoo)
- Mumåmi – Food (informal) (Moo-mah-mee)
- Gualo’ – Coconut (Gwah-loh)
- Alåsan – Banana (Ah-lah-sahn)
- Achote – Annatto (a spice) (Ah-choh-teh)
- Inadai – Sweet Potato (Ee-nah-dai)
- Apigigi – Breadfruit (Ah-pee-gee-gee)
- Nåña’ – Coconut Crab (Nah-nyah)
- Guinahan – Hermit Crab (Gwee-nah-hahn)
- Manmångilao – Morning (Mahn-mahn-gee-lao)
- Tano’ Siha – Homeland (Tah-noh See-hah)
- Kao – Leave/Go (Kah-oh)
- Uhang – Rain (Oo-hahng)
- Kulu’ – Thunder (Koo-loo)
- Tångong – Lightning (Tahng-ohng)
- Hugua’ – Wind (Hoo-gwah)
- Tano’ – Earth/Soil (Tah-noh)
- Påtte – Butterfly (Pah-tteh)
- Tiyan – Bird (Tee-yahn)
- Kånnai – Dog (Kah-nnai)
- Kåtka – Cat (Kah-tkah)
- Nunu – Fish (generic) (Noo-noo)
- Manmamåhlao’ – Beautiful (person) (Mahn-mah-mah-lao)
- Guinahan giya Guåhan – Born in Guam (Gwee-nahn gee-yah Gwah-hahn)
- Fan’nå’ – Rainbow (Fahn-nyah)
- Tasiyån – Lagoon (Tah-see-yahn)
- Chånan – Fishermen (Chah-nahn)
- Saina – Leader/Elder (Sai-nah)
- Halom Tåsi – Mermaid (Hah-lohm Tah-see)
- Paddling – Proa (Pahd-dling)
- Gås – Night (Gahs)
- Tåtona – Story (Tah-toh-nah)
- Fino’ – Language (Fee-noh)
- Påttan – Bridge (Pah-ttahn)
- Manmångilao i tåsi – Tide (Mahn-mahn-gee-lao ee tah-see)
- Dinanña’ – Sunrise (Dee-nah-nyah)
- Kåo – Sleep (Kah-oh)
- Nåna – Land Hermit Crab (Nah-nyah)
- Asagua’ – Sunset (Ah-sah-gwah)
- Tåsi Famagu’on – Pacific Ocean (Tah-see Fah-mah-goo-on)
- Guahan yan Saipan – Guam and Saipan (Gwah-hahn yahn Sigh-pan)
- Hålom i Lina’la’ – In History (Hah-lom ee Lee-nah-lah)
- Dinana’ gi Dinanña’ – Sunset (Dee-nah-nyah gee Dee-nah-nyah)
- Kottura yan Gås – Culture and Night (Koht-too-rah yahn Gahs)
- Kottura yan Prutehi – Culture and Protect (Koht-too-rah yahn Proo-teh-hee)
- Matai – Die (Mah-tai)
- Pago – Village (in Rota) (Pah-go)
- Hagåtña – Capital of Guam (Hah-gah-tnyah)
- Tumon – A popular tourist area (Too-mon)
- Sirena – Siren/Mermaid (See-ray-nah)
- Karabao – Water Buffalo (Kah-rah-bah-oh)
- Manhoben – Young (Mahn-hoh-ben)
- Agaga – Butterfly (Ah-gah-gah)
- Acho – Watch/Time (Ah-choh)
- Pulås – Star (Poo-lahs)
- Nai’an – Music (Nah-ee-ahn)
- Ha’anen – Remember (Hah-ahn-en)
- Inaso – Bird’s Nest (Ee-nah-soh)
- Sångan – Dream (Sah-ngahn)
- Si Rosa – Rose (See Roh-sah)
