Dating & Romance

1. Gof bunitu hao.

   Gof bu-ni-tu hao

   You are very beautiful / handsome

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's appearance — bunitu can be used for either gender

   Grammar Note

   "gof" is an intensifier meaning "very". "bunitu" comes from Spanish "bonito" and means handsome, attractive, pretty. "bonitu" is a fish (skipjack tuna), so it is not used here

2. Malago' yo' humanao kontigo.

   Ma-la-go yo hu-ma-nao kon-ti-go

   I want to go out with you

   Usage

   Asking someone out on a date

   Grammar Note

   "kontigo" from Spanish "contigo" (with you). "humanao" is the Chamorro verb "to go"

3. Hu gofli'e' hao.

   Hu gof-li-e hao

   I like you

   Usage

   Telling someone you have feelings for them

   Grammar Note

   gofli'e' means "to admire, love, or like", built from gof- ("very") + li'e' ("see"). It is transitive, so the first-person subject is hu and the object is hao. Use guaiya for stronger romantic love

4. Manganno hit gi resturante?

   Man-gan-no hit gi res-tu-ran-te

   Shall we eat together at a restaurant?

   Usage

   Inviting someone to have dinner at a restaurant together

   Grammar Note

   "manganno" is the Chamorro verb for eating (plural). "resturante" from Spanish "restaurante"

5. Malago' yo' na hu tungo' hao mås.

   Ma-la-go yo na hu tu-ngo hao mas

   I want to get to know you better

   Usage

   Expressing a desire to know someone more deeply

   Grammar Note

   "tungo'" means "to know, to recognize". It is transitive, so the first-person subject is hu and the object is hao. "Mås" means "more"

6. Hu guaiya hao.

   Hu gwai-ya hao

   I love you

   Usage

   Expressing deep love — the most significant love declaration in Chamorro

   Grammar Note

   "guaiya" is the Chamorro verb "to love". It is transitive, so the first-person subject is hu and the object is hao

7. Siña hit manhanao gi sengsong?

   Si-nya hit man-ha-nao gi seng-song

   Shall we walk around the village together?

   Usage

   Suggesting a casual walk together through a Chamorro village

   Grammar Note

   "sengsong" means village or community in Chamorro. Guam is divided into numerous village communities

8. Malago' yo' kumuña kontigo.

   Ma-la-go yo ku-mu-nya kon-ti-go

   I want to be together with you

   Usage

   Expressing a desire to spend time and be close to someone

   Grammar Note

   "kumuña" means to be together in Chamorro. "kontigo" from Spanish "contigo" (with you)

9. Nobia-hu/Nobio-hu si...

   No-bi-a-hu / No-bi-o-hu si...

   My girlfriend/boyfriend is...

   Usage

   Introducing your girlfriend or boyfriend to others

   Grammar Note

   "nobia/nobio" from Spanish "novia/novio". The suffix "-hu" is the first-person possessive

10. Hågu ha' i para guåhu.

    HA-gu ha i pa-ra GWA-hu

    You are the one for me

    Usage

    A romantic expression conveying deep feelings of love and commitment

    Grammar Note

    "guåhu" is the first-person emphatic pronoun "I / me", while "you" is "hågu". A preposition takes the emphatic pronoun rather than the absolutive "yo'", hence "para guåhu". "Para" (from Spanish) marks purpose or target, and "ha'" is the emphatic particle "only/just".

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