Shopping

1. Kuanto este?

   Kuan-to es-te

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Ask the price of an item at a Guam souvenir shop or market

   Grammar Note

   este is borrowed from Spanish este/esta (this)

2. Káro dimasiáo.

   Ka-ro di-ma-siao

   Too expensive.

   Usage

   Express that the price is too expensive

   Grammar Note

   "Káro" comes from Spanish "caro"; "dimasiáo" means "too much / excessively"

3. Siña un na'båba i prisu?

   Si-na un na-ba-ba i pri-su

   Can you lower the price?

   Usage

   Politely negotiate a lower price

   Grammar Note

   siña is the Chamorro modal verb for possibility or permission

4. Bai hu fåhan este.

   Bai hu få-han es-te

   I will buy this.

   Usage

   Tell the seller you have decided to purchase the item

   Grammar Note

   bai hu is the first-person singular future tense marker in Chamorro. "To buy" is fåhan

5. Nanlalago' ha' yo'.

   Nan-la-la-go ha yo

   I am just browsing.

   Usage

   Let the shopkeeper know you are just looking around

   Grammar Note

   ha' is a limiting particle meaning "just" or "only" in Chamorro

6. Guaha otro kulót?

   Gua-ha o-tro ku-lot

   Is there another color?

   Usage

   Ask if a product is available in a different color

   Grammar Note

   kulot is borrowed from Spanish color

7. Guaha mås dångkolo na tamaño?

   Gua-ha mas dang-ko-lo na ta-ma-nyo

   Is there a bigger size?

   Usage

   Ask for a larger size when shopping for clothing

   Grammar Note

   dångkolo means big or large; with mås it is "bigger"

8. Siña hu ayek rekuetdo para i familia-hu?

   Si-na hu a-yek re-KUET-do pa-ra i fa-mi-lia-hu

   Can I pick a souvenir for my family?

   Usage

   Tell the shopkeeper you are choosing a souvenir for your family

   Grammar Note

   "Rekuetdo" means a souvenir or keepsake. "Sineñål" derives from señåt (a sign/signal) and does not mean souvenir. "To choose" is "ayek" (To select, to choose… — example: "Ayek månu malago'-mu na kareta."). It is transitive, so the first person takes the ergative "hu"

9. Guaha descuento para turista?

   Gua-ha des-kuen-to pa-ra tu-ris-ta

   Is there a discount for tourists?

   Usage

   Ask if there is a special tourist discount at a shop

   Grammar Note

   descuento is borrowed from Spanish descuento (discount)

10. Hu nå'i hao ni cash.

    Hu na-i hao ni cash

    I will pay with cash.

    Usage

    Tell the seller you are paying with cash — US dollars are used in Guam

    Grammar Note

    cash is an English loanword; Guam uses the US dollar

11. Ti malago' yo' ni resibu.

    Ti ma-la-go yo ni re-si-bu

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Used to decline a receipt when it is offered

    Grammar Note

    ti is the negator preceding the predicate, and yo' is the first-person singular subject. The object takes the oblique marker ni. Resibu means "receipt" (a written or stamped card showing payment)

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