Hotel

1. Malago' yo' para u ma-check in.

   Ma-la-go yo pa-ra u ma-check in

   I would like to check in.

   Usage

   Request check-in at a Guam hotel

   Grammar Note

   "check in" is borrowed from English; English is widely used in Guam

2. Mångge i yåbi-hu?

   Mang-ge i ya-bi-hu

   Where is my room key?

   Usage

   Ask for the location of your room key

   Grammar Note

   yåbi is borrowed from Spanish llave (key)

3. Ki ora tutuhon i amotsa?

   Ki O-ra tu-TU-hon i a-MOT-sa

   What time does breakfast start?

   Usage

   Ask what time breakfast begins at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Amotsa" means a breakfast or lunch, any meal between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m.; it comes from Spanish almuerzo. "What time" is ki'ora (from Spanish qué hora), and it can also be written spaced, as in "Ki ora i ritiråda gi eskuela?". "I" is the definite article

4. Håfa na ha'åni i check-out?

   HA-fa na ha-A-ni i check-out

   What day is checkout?

   Usage

   Confirm the checkout date with the hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Håfa na ha'åni" asks "which day". Taimanu means "how?", not "what day"

5. Guaha problema gi kuåtton-hu.

   Gua-ha pro-ble-ma gi kuat-ton-hu

   There is a problem in my room.

   Usage

   Report a room issue or malfunction to hotel reception

   Grammar Note

   kuåtto is borrowed from Spanish cuarto (room)

6. Malago' yo' unu mås na tu'åya.

   Ma-la-go yo u-nu mas na tu-A-ya

   I would like one more towel.

   Usage

   Request an extra towel from hotel staff

   Grammar Note

   "Tu'åya" is the word for towel; "toålla" is not used

7. Guaha Wi-Fi gi kuåtton-hu?

   Gua-ha Wi-Fi gi kuat-ton-hu

   Is there Wi-Fi in my room?

   Usage

   Check if your hotel room has Wi-Fi access

   Grammar Note

   Wi-Fi is an English loanword; English is widely used in Guam hotels

8. Siña yo' ma-extend i istensión-hu?

   Si-na yo ma-ex-tend i is-ten-sion-hu

   Can I extend my stay?

   Usage

   Request to extend your hotel stay

   Grammar Note

   extend is an English loanword; English vocabulary is heavily used in Guam's hotel industry

9. Palångpang i kuatto gi fi'on-hu.

   Pa-LANG-pang i kuat-to gi FI-on-hu

   The neighboring room is noisy.

   Usage

   Complain about noise from the neighboring room to reception

   Grammar Note

   "Palångpang" means noisy and "fi'on" means a place next to

10. Sen maolek este na otél!

    Sen ma-O-lek es-te na o-tel

    This hotel is really great!

    Usage

    Compliment the hotel on its quality and service

    Grammar Note

    The intensifier "very" is sen; lao means "but" and is not an intensifier. "Otél" is borrowed from Spanish/English hotel

11. Tu'åya

    Towel

    Usage

    Point at what is missing in your room to ask for it

12. Alunan

    Pillow

    Usage

    Point at what is missing in your room to ask for it

13. Såbanas

    Blanket

    Usage

    Point at what is missing in your room to ask for it

14. Habbon

    Soap

    Usage

    Point at what is missing in your room to ask for it

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