Flirting

1. Bunita hao.

   Bu-ni-ta hao

   You are beautiful.

   Usage

   Compliment a woman on her beauty in Chamorro

   Grammar Note

   bunita (feminine) and bunitu (masculine) follow Spanish gender agreement

2. Håyi na'ån-mu?

   Ha-yi na-an-mu

   What is your name?

   Usage

   The most basic way to ask someone's name in Chamorro

   Grammar Note

   Håyi na'ån-mu? (literally "who is your name") is an idiom for asking a name; na'ån means "name" and -mu is the second-person possessive suffix

3. Malago' hao gumimen på'go na puenge?

   Ma-la-go hao gu-mi-men pa-go na pu-en-ge

   Would you like to have a drink tonight?

   Usage

   Invite someone for a drink at a Guam bar or beach

   Grammar Note

   malago' means "to want" or "to wish" in Chamorro

4. Siña un nå'i yo' i numirun tilifón-mu?

   Si-na un na-i yo i nu-mi-run ti-li-fon-mu

   Can you give me your phone number?

   Usage

   Ask someone for their phone number

   Grammar Note

   numiru (number) + tilifón (telephone) gives "phone number"; nå'i means "to give"

5. Gof magof yu' na hu li'e' hao.

   Gof ma-gof yu na hu li-e hao

   I am very happy to have met you.

   Usage

   Express happiness about meeting someone in Chamorro

   Grammar Note

   gof means "very", magof is the adjective "happy", and li'e' means "to see / to meet"

6. Malago' hao bumaila på'go na puenge?

   Ma-la-go hao bu-mai-la pa-go na pu-en-ge

   Would you like to dance together tonight?

   Usage

   Invite someone to dance at a Guam fiesta or bar

   Grammar Note

   "To dance" is "baila" (example: "Nihi ta baila." — Let's dance). After "malago'" the complement takes the "-um-" infix, as in "Kao malago' hao gumimen?" (Do you want to drink?), giving "bumaila". "manachu" is not used for "to dance"

7. Gof bunitu i måta-mu.

   Gof bu-ni-tu i ma-ta-mu

   Your eyes are very beautiful.

   Usage

   Compliment someone on their beautiful eyes

   Grammar Note

   måta means "eye" (it also means "face"); -mu is the second-person possessive suffix; gof means "very"

8. Bai hu hasso hao.

   Bai hu has-so hao

   I will keep thinking of you.

   Usage

   Tell someone you will keep thinking of them when parting

   Grammar Note

   hasso means "to think, remember"; Bai hu (future) + hasso + object hao gives "I will think of you"

9. Lå'la' yu' yan hågu.

   La-la yu yan ha-gu

   I feel alive when I am with you.

   Usage

   Express how alive and joyful you feel in someone's company

   Grammar Note

   lå'la' means "alive" (adjective); yan means "with / and" and hågu is the independent pronoun "you"

10. Malago' yu' hu tungo' hao mås.

    Ma-la-go yu hu tun-go hao mas

    I want to get to know you better.

    Usage

    Express your desire to deepen the connection with someone

    Grammar Note

    tungo' means "to know". Note that isao means "sin, offense", not "know". mås means "more"

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