One thing I remember clearly from my first few months learning Chamorro was the lack of comprehensive, useful word lists to study. At the time I was told to use the dictionary, and I remember burning hours of time searching for words, only to be told I was using the wrong word or using a word in the wrong context. Many times I was unable to find a word at all. This can leave a person burnt out and discouraged. I remember a friend saying, “I only have 30 minutes a day to study, and I can’t spend that 30 minutes searching for a single word!” So one thing I feel passionate about doing here on my blog is putting together as many word lists as possible, or linking to other word lists online, to help make our studying more efficient. 🙂

So here is a list of 100 adjectives in Chamorro, to get you started. Some of these adjectives are based on the beginner word list by Gabriel Wyner and some of these adjectives I added based upon what I’ve read or listened to. I also believe in the power of spaced-repetition and quality flashcards, and recommend Gabriel Wyner’s guide on how to make Simple Word Flashcards to make an effective study tool to learn these words. Also check out my post on digital flashcards to see Chamorro-specific examples of different ways to make your flashcards.

UPDATE 3/10/24 – Changed the word for “smooth” to the correct term, måhlos.

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