Food & Drinks

1. Håfa para un kånno'?

   Ha-fa pa-ra un kan-no

   What will you eat?

   Usage

   Offer food to someone at a fiesta or family gathering

   Grammar Note

   "para un + verb" means "you are going to ...". un is the second-person agent marker and kånno' means "to eat"

2. Guaha kelaguen?

   Gua-ha ke-la-guen

   Is there kelaguen?

   Usage

   Ask for kelaguen — the iconic Chamorro dish of marinated meat with lemon

   Grammar Note

   guaha is the existential verb in Chamorro meaning "there is" or "exists"

3. Håfa i fina'tinas på'go?

   Ha-fa i fi-na-ti-nas pa-go

   What is the dish of the day?

   Usage

   Ask about the daily special at a Chamorro restaurant

   Grammar Note

   fina'tinas means "something made, a cooked food"; på'go means "now, today"

4. Kuanto este?

   Kuan-to es-te

   How much is it?

   Usage

   Ask the price of food or any item

   Grammar Note

   "Kuanto" means "how much / how many"; "este" means "this"

5. Si Yu'os Ma'åse'! Månnge' lokkue' i chå!

   Si Yu-os Ma-a-se! Man-nge lok-kue i cha

   Thank you! The tea is also delicious!

   Usage

   Thank for food and drink — the Chamorro thanks literally means "God's mercy"

   Grammar Note

   Si Yu'os Ma'åse' (thank you) literally means "God's mercy" in Chamorro

6. Guaha kåtta nengkanno'?

   Gua-ha kat-ta neng-kan-no

   Is there a menu for eating?

   Usage

   Ask for a menu at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   There is no dedicated word for "menu", so it is expressed as kåtta (card, paper) + nengkanno' (food)

7. Bai hu gågao unu na plåtu.

   Bai hu ga-gao u-nu na pla-tu

   I will order one plate.

   Usage

   Order one dish at a restaurant or food stall

   Grammar Note

   gågao means "to ask for, request". plåtu is borrowed from Spanish plato (plate / dish)

8. Håfa na nengkanno' pika?

   Ha-fa na neng-kan-no pi-ka

   Which dishes are spicy?

   Usage

   Ask which dishes are spicy before ordering

   Grammar Note

   pika is the adjective "hot, spicy"

9. Nå'i yo' unu mås, pot fabót.

   Na-i yo u-nu mas, pot fa-bot

   Please give me one more.

   Usage

   Politely ask for a second serving of food or drink

   Grammar Note

   mas from Spanish más (more); commonly heard when requesting seconds at Chamorro fiestas

10. Månnge' lokkue' i fina'tinas-mu!

    Man-nge lok-kue i fi-na-ti-nas-mu

    Your home cooking is also delicious!

    Usage

    Compliment the host on their home-cooked meal

    Grammar Note

    fina'tinas is the nominalized form of the Chamorro verb "to make/cook"

11. Hineksa'

    Cooked rice

    Usage

    Refers to cooked rice, which is a different word from raw rice

12. Pån

    Bread

    Usage

    Point at it when ordering breakfast or a snack

13. Asiga

    Salt

    Usage

    Point at it at a market or a table

14. Asukat

    Sugar

    Usage

    Point at it at a market or a table

15. Aseti

    Oil

    Usage

    Point at cooking oil, also useful when asking for less of it

16. Åhos

    Garlic

    Usage

    Point at it to ask for a dish without it

17. Siboyas

    Onion

    Usage

    Point at it to ask for a dish without it

18. Donne'

    Chilli pepper

    Usage

    The local hot pepper, the base of the Marianas condiment donne sali

19. Binakle

    Vinegar

    Usage

    Point at the ingredient when ordering or checking a dish

20. Mantikiya

    Butter

    Usage

    Point at the ingredient when ordering or checking a dish

21. Kesu

    Cheese

    Usage

    Point at the ingredient when ordering or checking a dish

22. Miet

    Honey

    Usage

    Point at the ingredient when ordering or checking a dish

23. Arina

    Flour

    Usage

    Point at the ingredient when ordering or checking a dish

24. Kåddo

    Soup

    Usage

    Point at the ingredient when ordering or checking a dish

25. Fruta

    Fruit

    Usage

    Point at the ingredient when ordering or checking a dish

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