Public Transport

1. Månu na bas para i siudå?

   Which bus goes to the city center?

   Usage

   Used at a bus stop to find the correct bus to the city center

   Grammar Note

   "Which" is månu; håyi means "who" and is not used for things

2. Kuanto para asta [lugåt]?

   How many stops to [destination]?

   Usage

   Used to ask how many stops to the destination

   Grammar Note

   "kuanto" means "how many / how much". Here para means "toward"; this sentence carries no explicit word for "(bus) stop"

3. Pot fabót, na'båha' yo' guini.

   Please let me off here.

   Usage

   Used to ask the driver to let you off here

   Grammar Note

   "pot fabot" derives from Spanish "por favor" meaning "please"

4. Manmañehilo' este na asiento?

   Is this seat taken?

   Usage

   Used to check if a seat is occupied

   Grammar Note

   Chamorro has initial consonant alternations. "man-" marks plurality or state

5. Håfa oran i úttimo bas?

   What time is the last bus?

   Usage

   Used to find out when the last bus departs

   Grammar Note

   "uttimo" is borrowed from Spanish "último" meaning "last"

6. Mångge siña hu fåhan tiket?

   Where can I buy a ticket?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to purchase a transport ticket

   Grammar Note

   Much of Chamorro vocabulary is borrowed from Spanish. "Where" is mångge and "to buy" is fåhan

7. Kao påra este na bas gi metkáo?

   Does this bus stop at the market?

   Usage

   Used to confirm whether the bus stops at the market

   Grammar Note

   "gi" is the Chamorro locative preposition meaning "at/in". The verb "to stop" is påra (with å) — a different word from para, the future-tense marker

8. Månu na plataforma nai hånao?

   Which platform does it depart from?

   Usage

   Used at a station to find the departure platform

   Grammar Note

   "plataforma" is borrowed from Spanish; nai is the relative "where"; "which" is månu, while håyi means "who"

9. Guaha direkto na chålan?

   Is there a direct route?

   Usage

   Used to ask if there is a direct route

   Grammar Note

   "guaha" is the Chamorro existential verb ("there is"). "gaige" is the locative verb "to be at a place" and is not used for existence. The loan directo is spelled direkto (Chamorro has no c)

10. Kuanto tiempu para i biahe?

    How long does the journey take?

    Usage

    Used to ask the duration of the journey

    Grammar Note

    "tiempu" comes from Spanish "tiempo" meaning "time"

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