Chamoru Words: Easy to learn!

[@DaniAdams]

What Chamoru words or phrases do you want me to share next?

[@robertogalvez3865]

Me encanto escuchar tantas palabras del español en chamorro. Tanta historia de España por el mundo. Espero algun dia visitar Guam. Muchas gracias por su video.

[@DaniAdams]

Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed it. Yes definitely a lot of Spanish influence all around the world! Let me know if you ever do visit Guam. I always love hearing about other people's experiences on the island! 🇬🇺❤

[@bruceleewayne8252]

Lol we use to laugh at my Grandaddy and his sisters when they spoke Chamoru, always thought it was kind of cool. But as an adult it’s rlly a whole flex to speak chamoru !!

[@bruceleewayne8252]

4:04 aww wow I was always taught it was the island way. But as I grew to adult I noticed it was a pesky thing tht we did n my family when offering them money. To me it always was so long and drawn out tho. The Amt of times we have been told no as well as we learned to say no sooooooo many if not toooo many times 😂😂😂😂 I had a feeling it had to do with tht old “island way” saying, encompassing a whole lifestyle of ❤ Guaiya !!!!

[@DaniAdams]

@@bruceleewayne8252 Haha I know right? Nowadays if someone offers me something, I tend to accept right away unless I genuinely don't need it 😂

[@nelle671]

Thank you! Yes, please. More of these word videos. ❤

[@DaniAdams]

I'd be happy to make more of these! I'm enjoying learning new words and phrases too!

[@lourdesr.dungca5118]

Great job Nen!

[@DaniAdams]

Thank you, Mom! ❤

[@GThinks]

wow in Indonesia "thank you" would be "terima kasih" or "makasih" for short, which sounds like "ma'ase" a lot!!

[@DaniAdams]

That's so neat! It's always interesting to hear similar sounding words across different languages!

[@UHMChamorro]

It's possibly related. Our ma'åse' means to have sympathy, compassion or mercy. Does your makasih mean something similar?

[@GThinks]

@@UHMChamorro terima means accept, kasih means love, sympathy, compassion. So I think they are indeed related!

[@AlexaSmith]

Awesome video! I hope to visit Guam someday, it looks so amazing.

[@DaniAdams]

It really is a beautiful place ❤ I'm proud to call it home!

[@Rivan98]

Hola, soy paraguayo y estoy muy interesado en la cultura de filipinas, guam y las islas marianas del norte, especialmente en el lenguage y su comida.

[@DaniAdams]

Hello! Yes those cultures definitely have a lot of similarities and also Spanish roots! I've never been to any South American countries but have some friends from Argentina and Columbia.

[@hugo4254]

My friend and I are preparing a trip to Guam, can you give me some tips? Greetings from Spain!

[@DaniAdams]

How exciting! How long will your trip be?

[@henryitudela]

Hafa adai !! im 8 months late... i know right....lol... anyways, im from guam but i spent most of my life in saipan with my moms family... im currently searching about looking to see videos about our home cuz im all da way in the mainland...i love it! keep it up. or like my uncle says "Right on Kumason Korason"

[@DaniAdams]

@@henryitudela Hafa Adai! I hope the videos have been helpful and/or entertaining! I've only been to Saipan a handful of times, but it's such a nice and relaxing getaway--another tropical paradise!

[@arthlopez]

Bonita and adios are Spanish word which is also inherited by Philippines. Technically Guam is Philippines exiled community.

[@DaniAdams]

@@arthlopez Yep! The Spanish had so much influence in our region, so I'm not surprised that several languages have so many similarities.

[@dabit_taitingfong]

Håfa adai! I wanted to add a note on "beautiful": bonito" is pronounced bo-nee-too; you'll also hear gåtbo (got-boo) and géfpago (GEF-pa-goo, emphasis on the first syllable). Also you did pronounce the word for hungry correctly, but it would be written ñålang (with the ñ). Ennao ha'! Si Yu'us ma'åsi' yan na'såfu hao!

[@DaniAdams]

Thank you! Yeah I was sad that my editing program didn't have those letters for me to show the accents in the spelling 😭 but I might need to update it and just describe the sounds to the best of my ability haha!

[@rubzthaprincess]

I wish there was more resources for chamorro!! Do you know any or apps? (I learn mostly from my mom and grandma tho😂)

[@DaniAdams]

Right? Same! I learn from family and from my Chamoru dictionary, but I'm seriously considering developing an actual app for learning Chamoru. Other language learning apps only cover the most common languages like Spanish, Japanese, European languages, etc.

[@rubzthaprincess]

@@DaniAdams Agreed!! If you follow through with that tell me i would 101% download😂😂

[@DaniAdams]

@@rubzthaprincess OMG will do! You've motivated me now ❤

[@manuelrodriguez3322]

Could I say "Thank you very much" in Chamorro, MIT GRÅSIAS?

[@DaniAdams]

Yes! My cousin translated "mit grasias" to "a thousand thanks" 😁

[@robertogalvez3865]

¡Mil gracias!

[@lordwarrenagua9496]

Balutan also is same like words in philippines means pack food. 😁

[@DaniAdams]

Yes! Both languages have so much Spanish influence so I'm not surprised. We do love our food too haha!

[@teresitaflores417]

I agree with you Dani, to be offered first time, CHamorus would say “ oh no, it’s ok, second time, same thing and third is when we accept because by then if you do not accept at all then you are Mata’pang😂

[@DaniAdams]

Yes! I never knew why it was like that until I was the one offering food to others. I just thought cooking was my love language 😅❤

[@lilkp1975]

We also say balutan in tagalog

[@DaniAdams]

Haha that's awesome! I always love learning similarities between different languages!

[@CodyHanson-g7c]

My dad is from guam

[@DaniAdams]

@@CodyHanson-g7c Nice! Have you ever visited??

[@frankiefernandez9225]

👍👍👍

[@giovannicollazo-cruz2193]

I like to use pago for beautiful/ handsome sa cha’pagu is ugly lol

[@DaniAdams]

Oh thank you! I always like learning new words! Hopefully I won't have to use cha'pagu though haha 😅

[@sheikhanoor1683]

Mixed Spanish

[@DaniAdams]

Yes! LOTS of Spanish influence in the language (and food haha)!

[@manuel50618]

@@DaniAdams Gof bonito na lengguahen Chamorro. Biba Islan Guahan.

[@DaniAdams]

@@manuel50618 Biba Guahan! ❤🇬🇺

[@ROGER-yo9cy]

Why are you not speaking Spanish? 😮

[@ROGER-yo9cy]

I know that chamorro is "very Spanish"

[@DaniAdams]

@@ROGER-yo9cy I don't know how to speak Spanish unfortunately! It's on my bucket list though because it's a source for so many other languages too ❤

[@ROGER-yo9cy]

@@DaniAdams, I thought you're from Guam, sorry.

[@DaniAdams]

@@ROGER-yo9cy I am! Born and raised, but the only time I was taught Chamorro was in elementary school and that was it 🙁 There are some families that speak Chamorro at home so the kids grew up with it, but most of us grew up with just English.

[@ROGER-yo9cy]

@@DaniAdams, do you know that Guam was Spanish for almost 400 years?