Fino Chamorro

If your PC and browser support sound (WAV files) you're IN luck and OUT of excuses - it's time to learn to speak Chamorro!

About the spelling - well, we're at a loss about this one! Hopefully some day the Chamorros of Guam and the Northern Marianas will agree on a single standard for spelling Chamorru words and we can all breathe a big sigh of relief. Until then, we'll just take the middle road and use whatever spelling we feel like at the particuliar moment of writing - this way, no matter what school of spelling you subscribe to, you'll at least find some words spelled correctly and everyone should be at least partially happy! Oh yeah, about the pronunciation - you may recognize it as the "Pre-War Tamuning" dialect, or you may not. As Herman says, "I could say it just fine until I started thinking about it!"

Suidát Siha Giya Guahan

Guam Villages

Familia Siha

Family

Gi Manana

In the Morning

Gi Ha'ani

In the Afternoon

Gi Pupuengi

In the Evening

Other Chamorro Language Resources on the Web

Languages of Guam page with the "Chamorro Language Translator" shareware program

From the "Official Guam U.S.A. WebSite"

Chamorro Lesson Archive

From the Gov Guam Department of Education's Chamorro Studies and Special Projects Divison