Common Cantonese to Chamorro phrases

100 practical Cantonese to Chamorro phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Cantonese to Chamorro phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Cantonese phrase first, then the Chamorro translation (Chamorro) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.

The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Chamorro.

Tip: pick five Chamorro phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. 你好

    Håfa adai (nei5 hou2)

  2. 多謝

    Si Yu'os Ma'åse' (do1 ze6)

  3. 早唞

    Buenas Dias (zou2 tau2)

  4. 午安

    Buenas Tarde (ng5 on1)

  5. 晚上好

    Buenas Noches (maan5 soeng6 hou2)

  6. 晚安

    Buenas Noches (maan5 on1)

  7. 再見

    Hasta luego (zoi3 gin3)

  8. 再見

    Adios (zoi3 gin3)

  9. 你叫咩名?

    Håfa na'ån-mu? (nei5 giu3 me1 meng2)

  10. 我叫John

    Guahu si John (ngo5 giu3 John)

  11. 你好嗎?

    Como estas? (nei5 hou2 maa3)

  12. 好高興見到你

    Maliu hao (hou2 gou1 hing3 gin3 dou3 nei5)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. 你會講英文嗎?

    Hu guaiya i Ingles? (Hoo gwaiya ee Ingles?)

  2. 我不太會講印地語

    Ti hu guaiya i Hindi put klan (Ti hoo gwaiya ee Hindi put klan)

  3. 我不明白

    Ti hu maolek (Ti hoo maolek)

  4. 請慢慢講

    Sigu, hu guaiya put maolek (Sigu, hoo gwaiya put maolek)

  5. 你可以再講一次嗎?

    Taimanu un maolek i esta? (Taimanu un maolek ee esta?)

  6. 洗手間在哪裡?

    Onde i banyo? (Onde ee banyo?)

  7. 我怎樣去市中心?

    Kao siña un maolek para i sentro? (Kao siña un maolek para ee sentro?)

  8. 向左轉

    Taimanu un fanhuyong (Taimanu un fanhuyong)

  9. 向右轉

    Taimanu un fanhuyong todu (Taimanu un fanhuyong todu)

  10. 直走

    Fanhuyong put maolek (Fanhuyong put maolek)

  11. 票價是多少?

    Håfa i presu? (Hafa ee presu?)

  12. 請給我一張票

    Un tiket, si yu'us (Un tiket, si yuus)

  13. 離這裡遠嗎?

    Kao ti i tano' put este? (Kao ti ee tano' put este?)

  14. 我迷路了

    Hu ma'pos (Hoo mapos)

  15. 我可以在哪裡買SIM卡?

    Onde siña un prupe i SIM card? (Onde siña un prupe ee SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Åhe (ahe)

  2. 唔係

    Ahe (ahe)

  3. 可能

    Sao (sao)

  4. 我同意

    Mungnga' yo' (mungna yo)

  5. 我唔同意

    Ti mungnga' yo' (ti mungna yo)

  6. 聽落好

    Sao na maolek (sao na maolek)

  7. 你點睇?

    Håfa siña un chule'? (hafasina un chule)

  8. 你可以幫我嗎?

    Siña un ayuda yu'? (sina un ayuda yu)

  9. 我需要幫助

    Guaiya yu' ayuda (guaiya yu ayuda)

  10. 等一陣

    Tåya' un tiempo (taya un tiempo)

  11. 對唔住

    Dispensa (dispensa)

  12. 冇問題

    Ti un problema (ti un problema)

  13. 恭喜

    Felicidades (felicidades)

  14. 生日快樂

    Feliz cumpleaños (feliz cumpleaños)

  15. 一路平安

    Målek na biyahe (malek na biyahe)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. 火車站在哪裡?

    Kao asu i estasion tren? (Kao asu i estasion tren?)

  2. 巴士站在哪裡?

    Kao asu i parada bus? (Kao asu i parada bus?)

  3. 哪個月台?

    Kao na platforma? (Kao na platforma?)

  4. 幾點出發?

    Kao tiempo na ma li'e? (Kao tiempo na ma li'e?)

  5. 這是正確的路嗎?

    Kao esta i hinoch? (Kao esta i hinoch?)

  6. 在這裡附近。

    Guaha na' anai (Guaha na' anai)

  7. 離這裡很遠。

    Guaha na' malago (Guaha na' malago)

  8. 你可以在地圖上給我看嗎?

    Kao puede u fanhuyong yu' gi i mapa? (Kao puede u fanhuyong yu' gi i mapa?)

  9. 請在這裡停。

    Tenda i manhuyong, por favor (Tenda i manhuyong, por favor)

  10. 需要多久?

    Håfa tiempo na ma chule'? (Håfa tiempo na ma chule'?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. 這個多少錢?

    Håfa na'ån i prisu? (Hafa na'an i priso?)

  2. 那個太貴了

    Malu' i prisu (Malu i priso)

  3. 你有沒有便宜的東西?

    Tåya' hao ni' otro na bagay na mas barato? (Taya hao ni otro na bagay na mas barato?)

  4. 我可以用卡支付嗎?

    Hu na'ån na magi' gi card? (Hu na'an na magi' gi card?)

  5. 我想要一張兩人的桌子

    Guståmi un tabla para dos (Gustami un tabla para dos)

  6. 請給我帳單

    I bill, por favor (I bill, por favor)

  7. 服務包括在內嗎?

    Inkludi i serbisyo? (Inkludi i serbisyo?)

  8. 我係素食者

    Yu' u vegetarian (Yu' u vegetarian)

  9. 請不要辣的食物

    Ahe' i ma'gas na makan, por favor (Ahe i magas na makan, por favor)

  10. 這個很好味

    Guaha i mas smak (Guaha i mas smak)

  11. 我可以要菜單嗎?

    Hu na'ån i menu? (Hu na'an i menu?)

  12. 請給我一杯水

    Un baso na tåsi, por favor (Un baso na tasi, por favor)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. 打電話叫警察

    Tåyi i police (da2 din6 waa2 giu3 ging2 caat3)

  2. 打電話叫救護車

    Tåyi un ambulance (da2 din6 waa2 giu3 gau3 wu6 ce1)

  3. 我需要醫生

    Hu necesita un dokto (ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 ji1 sang1)

  4. 我覺得不舒服

    Hu fanhasso (ngo5 gok3 dak1 bat1 syu1 fuk6)

  5. 我對花生過敏

    Hu tiene alergia gi manåmko (ngo5 deoi3 faa1 sang1 gwo3 man5)

  6. 最近的醫院在哪裡?

    Kao donde i hospital mas nær (zeoi3 gan6 dik1 ji1 jyun2 zoi6 naa5 lei5)

  7. 這裡痛

    Må'olek i na'ån (ze5 lei5 tung4)

  8. 我唔見咗護照

    Hu ma'pos i passport (ngo5 m4 gin3 zo2 wu6 ziu3)

  9. 你可以打電話叫我的酒店嗎?

    Kao tåyi i hotel-ku? (nei5 ho2 ji5 da2 din6 waa2 giu3 ngo5 dik1 zau2 dim3 maa3)

  10. 救命!

    Tulong! (gau3 ming6)

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. 很高興認識你

    Måolek siha hao (maw-lek see-ha how)

  2. 我們安排一個會議

    Måta i tiempo para un mitin

  3. 你幾點方便?

    Kao hu na'ån tiempo para hao? (néih géi dím fōng bin?)

  4. 我今天會發送報告

    Hu sendi i report i hoy

  5. 我們可以明天談嗎?

    Kao siña ta'lo i mañana? (ngóh mun hó yíh mìhng tīn tàhm ma?)

  6. 請參閱附上的文件

    Sigu i file na in attach

  7. 謝謝你的時間

    Si yu'os ma'åse para i tiempo

  8. 我期待與你合作

    Hu na'fanmacho' gi un tiningo'

  9. 你可以解釋一下那一點嗎?

    Kao siña un klari i punto? (néih hó yíh gaai sīk yāt hā nàh yāt dím ma?)

  10. 我會再聯絡你

    Måta hu chule' para un

  11. 截止日期是星期五

    I deadline siha i Biernes

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. 而家幾點?

    Håfa tiempo siha? (Hafa tiempo siha?)

  2. 而家三點。

    Tres na oras (Tres na oras)

  3. 今日

    Kao (Kao)

  4. 聽日

    Mañana (Mañana)

  5. 尋日

    Inafa' maolek (Inafa' maolek)

  6. 星期一

    Lunes (Lunes)

  7. 星期二

    Martes (Martes)

  8. 星期三

    Miyerkules (Miyerkules)

  9. Uno (Uno)

  10. Dos (Dos)

  11. Tres (Tres)

  12. Siyete (Siyete)

  13. 一百

    Siento (Siento)

  14. 一半

    Tasi (Tasi)

  15. 多啲

    Mas (Mas)