Fino Chamorro

If your PC and browser support sound (".wav" files) you're IN luck and OUT of excuses - it's time to learn to speak Chamorro!

About the spelling - well, we're at a loss about this one! Hopefully some day the Chamorus of Guam and the Chamorros of the Northern Marianas will agree on a single standard for spelling Chamorro words and we can all breathe a big sigh of relief. Until then, we'll just take the middle road and use whatever spelling we feel like at the particuliar moment of writing - this way, no matter what school of spelling you subscribe to, you'll at least find some words spelled correctly and everyone should be at least partially happy! Oh yeah, about the pronunciation - you may recognize it as the "Pre-War Tamuning" dialect, or you may not. As Herman Perez, who made the audio files says, "I could say it just fine until I started thinking about it!"

Suidát Siha Giya Guahan

Guam Villages

Familia Siha

Family

Gi Manana

In the Morning

Gi Ha'ani

In the Afternoon

Gi Pupuengi

In the Evening