Common Latin to Chamorro phrases

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

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Looking for practical Latin to Chamorro phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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: when a Chamorro phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Salve

    Håfa adai (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Si Yu'os Ma'åse' (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Buenas Dias (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Buenas Tarde (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Buenas Noches (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Buenas Noches (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Hasta luego (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Adios (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Håfa na'ån-mu? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Guahu si John (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Como estas? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Maliu hao (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

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

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

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

  3. Non intellego.

    Ti hu maolek (Ti hoo maolek)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

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

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

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

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Onde i banyo? (Onde ee banyo?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

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

  8. Dextra verte.

    Taimanu un fanhuyong (Taimanu un fanhuyong)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Taimanu un fanhuyong todu (Taimanu un fanhuyong todu)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Fanhuyong put maolek (Fanhuyong put maolek)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Håfa i presu? (Hafa ee presu?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

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

  13. Estne longum a hic?

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

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Hu ma'pos (Hoo mapos)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    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. Ita

    Åhe (ahe)

  2. Non

    Ahe (ahe)

  3. Fortasse

    Sao (sao)

  4. Consentio

    Mungnga' yo' (mungna yo)

  5. Non consentio

    Ti mungnga' yo' (ti mungna yo)

  6. Bene sonat

    Sao na maolek (sao na maolek)

  7. Quid censes?

    Håfa siña un chule'? (hafasina un chule)

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

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

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Guaiya yu' ayuda (guaiya yu ayuda)

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Tåya' un tiempo (taya un tiempo)

  11. Me paenitet

    Dispensa (dispensa)

  12. Nullum problema

    Ti un problema (ti un problema)

  13. Felicitaciones

    Felicidades (felicidades)

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Feliz cumpleaños (feliz cumpleaños)

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Målek na biyahe (malek na biyahe)

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

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

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

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

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Kao na platforma? (Kao na platforma?)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

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

  5. Estne haec via recta?

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

  6. Prope est hic

    Guaha na' anai (Guaha na' anai)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Guaha na' malago (Guaha na' malago)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

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

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

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

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    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. Quot hoc constat?

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

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Malu' i prisu (Malu i priso)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

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

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

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

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

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

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

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

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Inkludi i serbisyo? (Inkludi i serbisyo?)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Yu' u vegetarian (Yu' u vegetarian)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

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

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Guaha i mas smak (Guaha i mas smak)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

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

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    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. Vocā polīciam

    Tåyi i police

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Tåyi un ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Hu necesita un dokto

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Hu fanhasso

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Hu tiene alergia gi manåmko

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Kao donde i hospital mas nær

  7. Hic dolet

    Må'olek i na'ån

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Hu ma'pos i passport

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Kao tåyi i hotel-ku?

  10. Auxilium!

    Tulong!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

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

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Måta i tiempo para un mitin

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Kao hu na'ån tiempo para hao?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Hu sendi i report i hoy

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Kao siña ta'lo i mañana?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Sigu i file na in attach

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Si yu'os ma'åse para i tiempo

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Hu na'fanmacho' gi un tiningo'

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Kao siña un klari i punto?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Måta hu chule' para un

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    I deadline siha i Biernes

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Quot hora est?

    Håfa tiempo siha? (Hafa tiempo siha?)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Tres na oras (Tres na oras)

  3. Hodie

    Kao (Kao)

  4. Cras

    Mañana (Mañana)

  5. Heri

    Inafa' maolek (Inafa' maolek)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Lunes (Lunes)

  7. Dies Martis

    Martes (Martes)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Miyerkules (Miyerkules)

  9. Unus

    Uno (Uno)

  10. Duo

    Dos (Dos)

  11. Tres

    Tres (Tres)

  12. Decem

    Siyete (Siyete)

  13. Centum

    Siento (Siento)

  14. Dimidium

    Tasi (Tasi)

  15. Plus

    Mas (Mas)