Numbers

1. Håcha, hugua, tulu

   Ha-cha, hu-gua, tu-lu

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Basic Chamorro numbers for prices and quantities

   Grammar Note

   Chamorro basic numbers derive from the Austronesian language family

2. Fatfat, lima, gunum

   Fat-fat, li-ma, gu-num

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Chamorro numbers 4 through 6, useful at markets

   Grammar Note

   lima (five) relates to the hand in Austronesian languages — five fingers

3. Fiti, guålu, sigua'

   Fi-ti, gua-lu, si-gua

   Seven, eight, nine

   Usage

   Chamorro numbers 7 through 9 for phone numbers and times

   Grammar Note

   fiti (seven) shares roots with Fijian fitu and Samoan fitu

4. Månot

   Ma-not

   Ten / 10

   Usage

   Chamorro word for ten, used in price calculations

   Grammar Note

   månot yan hugua = twelve (ten and two) in Chamorro

5. Kuanto na taotao?

   Kuan-to na tao-tao

   How many people?

   Usage

   Ask how many people when making restaurant or tour reservations

   Grammar Note

   taotao is the noun for "human beings, people". Put it after Kuanto na to ask a head count. palao'an means "woman", so it is not used for counting people

6. Månot-yan-håcha

   Ma-not yan ha-cha

   Eleven / 11

   Usage

   Numbers above 10 use månot (10) + yan (and) + digit

   Grammar Note

   In Chamorro, teen numbers are formed with månot yan + digit

7. Bente

   Ben-te

   Twenty / 20

   Usage

   From 20 up, Chamorro uses the Spanish-derived numerals

   Grammar Note

   "Bente" means twenty (20), from Spanish "veinte". Note: "Dos månot" mixes Spanish "dos" (2) with Old CHamoru "månot" (ten in the Old CHamoru counting system), so the two do not combine; the Spanish series uses "dies" (10) and the Old CHamoru series uses "hugua" (2).

8. Kuanto?

   Kuan-to

   How much? / How many?

   Usage

   The most basic question for price or quantity in Chamorro

   Grammar Note

   Borrowed from Spanish cuánto; one of the most common question words in Chamorro

9. Siento

   Sien-to

   One hundred / 100

   Usage

   One hundred in Chamorro — borrowed from Spanish ciento

   Grammar Note

   Larger Chamorro numbers are almost entirely borrowed from Spanish

10. Kuanto na pesos?

    Kuan-to na pe-sos

    How many dollars?

    Usage

    Guam uses the US dollar; ask for a price in dollars

    Grammar Note

    Guam uses the US dollar. In Chamorro the dollar is called "peso" ("pesu" means "one dollar"); the plural is "pesos" (e.g. "dies pesos")

11. Bente siette åños-hu.

    Ben-te siet-te a-nyos-hu

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    How to answer with your age. Swap the number to give any other age

    Grammar Note

    Everyday CHamoru counts with the Spanish-derived numerals: the twenties are bente plus the unit (bente unu = 21, bente siette = 27). The suffix -hu is the first-person singular possessive; this is the answer to "Kuantos åños-mu?" (How old are you?)

12. På'go na såkkan, bente ocho åños-hu.

    Pa-go na sak-kan, ben-te o-cho a-nyos-hu

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying what age you will reach this year — useful for visa or insurance questions

    Grammar Note

    Time phrases are built as "på'go" (now) + na + a time noun: på'go na ha'åni (today), på'go na simåna (this week), på'go na såkkan (this year). Såkkan is the native CHamoru word for "year", paired with the Spanish-derived åñu. The twenties are bente plus the unit, so bente ocho is 28

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