Nightlife

1. Mångge i mås maolek na bår?

   Mang-ge i mas ma-o-lek na bar

   Where is the best bar?

   Usage

   Ask locals for the best bar in Guam

   Grammar Note

   mås is from Spanish más (more/most); maolek means "good" in Chamorro

2. Biba!

   Bi-ba

   Cheers! / Hooray!

   Usage

   Chamorro toast or cheer derived from Spanish viva

   Grammar Note

   biba from Spanish viva — the exuberant cheer at Chamorro fiestas

3. Ki ora ma huchom este?

   Ki o-ra ma hu-chom es-te

   What time does it close?

   Usage

   Ask the closing time of a bar or nightclub

   Grammar Note

   "Ki ora …?" is the frame for asking a time. "Huchom" means "to close, to seal, cover", and "ma" is the third-person plural agreement marker on transitive verbs

4. Un mås, pot fabót.

   Un mas, pot fa-bot

   One more, please.

   Usage

   Order another round at a bar or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   "Mås" (more) is from Spanish "más". "Pot fabót" is the standard politeness formula for "please"

5. Bunitu na puenge!

   Bu-ni-tu na pu-en-ge

   What a beautiful night!

   Usage

   Exclaim your enjoyment of a wonderful night

   Grammar Note

   puenge is the Chamorro native word for night

6. Bai hu gimen hånom lokkue'.

   Bai hu gi-men ha-nom lok-kue

   I will also drink some water.

   Usage

   Order water between drinks to stay hydrated during a night out

   Grammar Note

   "Hånom" is the native CHamoru noun for water. "To drink" is the separate verb "gimen". "Lokkue'" is the adverb "also, too"

7. Åpmam kuanto ora este na ukasión?

   Ap-mam kuan-to o-ra es-te na u-ka-sion

   How long does this event last?

   Usage

   Ask how long a live event or show will last

   Grammar Note

   "Ora" is from Spanish "hora" (hour); CHamoru does not mark plural on the noun, so the plural "oras" is not used. "Åpmam" means "for a long time". The word for an event is "ukasión" (occasion, event), followed by the linker "na"

8. Guåhu ha' bai hu ågang i takse.

   Gua-hu ha bai hu a-gang i tak-si

   I will call a taxi.

   Usage

   Offer to call a taxi at the end of a night out

   Grammar Note

   ågang is the Chamorro verb meaning to call out or summon; takse means "taxi"

9. Malago' hao bumaila gi fiesta?

   Ma-la-go hao bu-mai-la gi fi-es-ta

   Would you like to dance at the fiesta?

   Usage

   Invite someone to dance at a traditional Guam fiesta celebration

   Grammar Note

   "Fiesta" is from Spanish; the CHamoru fiesta is a central cultural community event. "To dance" is "baila" (example: "Nihi ta baila." — Let's dance). After "malago'" the complement carries the "-um-" infix, giving "bumaila". "Manachu" is not used

10. Maolek ha'!

    Ma-o-lek ha

    That was great! Awesome!

    Usage

    Express excitement and approval after a great night out or performance

    Grammar Note

    "Maolek" ("good; fine; well") is spelled with a single l. "Ha'" is the emphatic particle "truly, just".

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