The Guam Bus

The Guam Bus The mission of the Guam Bus is to revitalise the Chamoru language & empower the Chamoru people.

Salåpe’: MoneyIf you want to learn more Chamoru language and words and share then with your children, students, family o...
27/09/2026

Salåpe’: Money

If you want to learn more Chamoru language and words and share then with your children, students, family or friends, a set of Guam Bus Bingo cards is a great place to start.

Each bingo set features 75 vocabulary cards and 15 playing sheets. Some cards like this one include bonus words. We try to incorporate imagery and references that are connected to Chamoru heritage or Chamoru issues.

You can buy a set on our website (www.theguambus.com) or at several local businesses on Guam such as The Local Shop, Faith Bookstore, New Memories, Rexall Drugs, Green Growth Guam, I Tenda from PIPIT, Bonita Baby, Puti’on Place and It Takes a Village. If you are in Hawai’i, you can get Guam Bus Bingo or other products at Native Books and Da Shop in Kaimuki.

26/09/2026

Until the end of this month (September 2026) use the discount code PUYITOS to get 15% off your order on the Guam Bus website. We are offering this to help celebrate the start of another round of Miget’s free weekly Zoom Chamoru classes. Use it when you pick up our Chamoru bingo game, flash cards, comics story books and more! Head to www.theguambus.com to check out our Chamoru language learning products.

When learning your native language as a second language, sometime we can feel pressure to not make mistakes, since it re...
25/09/2026

When learning your native language as a second language, sometime we can feel pressure to not make mistakes, since it reveals not just our fluency level, but our cultural competency, our rootedness or lack thereof and the state of our identity. But making mistakes is a necessary part of learning a language, you need to make mistakes to become more capable and to become stronger.

Free weekly ONLINE Chamoru lessons with Miget are back! This time for the Fanuchånan 2026 term (rainy season). The sixth class will take place AGUPA’, Saturday, September 26th from 9 am - 12:30 pm, Chamorro Standard Time.

These classes are divided into three levels to support students at different stages of learning, and you are welcome to attend any or all.

Puyitos or Beginning classes take up the first hour and will begin from the basics of learning Chamoru. These are great for those with little or no exposure to Chamoru language.

Poya or Beginner 2 students take up the next hour and this is designed to support students who have been in Chamoru lessons for several months already or previously taken basic Chamoru classes.

The last hour and a half of class is dedicated to Tåndan and Punidera or near-intermediate or intermediate students. This level is great for those near fluent or already fluent in Chamoru as they often analyze the language from a linguistic, cultural and historical perspective.

Put fåbot message this page if you would like to receive a link to join via the Fanuchånan 2026 session of classes via Zoom. There is also a WhatsApp community that has been created to support learners and also different practice groups that people can join.

24/09/2026

Learn Fino’ Chamoru Yan I Guam Bus this week features Miget sharing 10 sentences that use giya. For fans of Guam Bus lore, just for fun, number 10 features the return of the infamous bushcutter.

Video created by Sumåhi.

Editor’s note: There are many ways to say things in any language, including Chamoru. Let us know if you say things differently or have any comments.

Miget’s free weekly Zoom Chamoru classes have started up again for Fanuchånan 2026! It is never too late to join! They take place every Saturday from 9 am - 12:30 pm ChST. Message the Guam Bus to get the Zoom link.

Chamoru children pose for a picture in front of their ranch house on Guam. This photo may have been taken around 1940, r...
22/09/2026

Chamoru children pose for a picture in front of their ranch house on Guam. This photo may have been taken around 1940, roughly a year or two before the Japanese World War II invasion of the island.

The children of yesterday are the grandparents of today.

The children of today are the grandparents of tomorrow.

What we teach and what we pass on to them, in terms of their language and culture, will shape generations to come.
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“Hu Guaiya Hao Taiguihi” features simple sentences, colorful imagery and repeated grammar which make it perfect for youn...
22/09/2026

“Hu Guaiya Hao Taiguihi” features simple sentences, colorful imagery and repeated grammar which make it perfect for young children being exposed to the Chamoru language.

It was originally published by our cousin Hope and her family in English, and The Guam Bus released a bilingual Chamoru language version that is currently in its second printing.

Buy a copy today at www.theguambus.com and use the discount code PUYITOS to help us kick off the start of a new round of free weekly Zoom Chamoru language classes and get 15% off your order.

To help support the start of the Fanuchånan season of our free weekly Zoom Chamoru classes, the Guam Bus is offering a d...
20/09/2026

To help support the start of the Fanuchånan season of our free weekly Zoom Chamoru classes, the Guam Bus is offering a discount code of 15% off for purchases on our website that will work until the end of September 2026. Use it to help you and your family get started on your journey in learning Chamoru.

20/09/2026

Lulai enjoys watching her dad and older siblings making Learn Fino’ Chamoru Yan i Guam Bus videos, and sometimes she wants to make her own. Here is another episode of Learn Fino’ Chamoru Yan Si Lulai where she excitedly counts to 10 in Chamoru. Spanish style numbers have been standard for counting in Chamoru for generations. For another video we may have her count to 10 using ancient numbers.

Lulai is just four years old and is already speaking, singing and telling stories in Chamoru.

This video is edited by Sumåhi.

Remember in any language there may be different ways to say things, please comment with your questions or your own preferred ways below.

“Tåya’ guma’ para i apblådot” or “there is no house for a gossip.” A reminder that for those who live and breathe by dra...
17/09/2026

“Tåya’ guma’ para i apblådot” or “there is no house for a gossip.” A reminder that for those who live and breathe by drama and trade in the distress of others, will never feel safe and secure, since even their own family will not trust them. It is a warning not to trust any Tilifon Alaihai influencers.

Free weekly ONLINE Chamoru lessons with Miget are back! This time for the Fanuchånan 2026 term (rainy season). The fifth class will take place AGUPA’, Saturday, September 19th from 9 am - 12:30 pm, Chamorro Standard Time.

These classes are divided into three levels to support students at different stages of learning, and you are welcome to attend any or all.

Puyitos or Beginning classes take up the first hour and will begin from the basics of learning Chamoru. These are great for those with little or no exposure to Chamoru language.

Poya or Beginner 2 students take up the next hour and this is designed to support students who have been in Chamoru lessons for several months already or previously taken basic Chamoru classes.

The last hour and a half of class is dedicated to Tåndan and Punidera or near-intermediate or intermediate students. This level is great for those near fluent or already fluent in Chamoru as they often analyze the language from a linguistic, cultural and historical perspective.

Put fåbot message this page if you would like to receive a link to join via the Fanuchånan 2026 session of classes via Zoom. There is also a WhatsApp community that has been created to support learners and also different practice groups that people can join.

17/09/2026

It is time for another episode of Chinagen Chamoru. Test your Chamoru Minalåte’. How many of these 10 water and beach related words do you know in Chamoru?

This video is written and edited by Sumåhi.

There are always different ways to say things in a language and so please comment with other options for phrases or vocabulary.

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