Friday, April 13, 2007

Guarani - English Vocabulary

Hee ... .Yes 
Ahaniri (Ah-hu –nee-ree)....No 
Che aguijevetemante (Shay-agwee-jay-vay-tayh-mantayh)..Thanks 
Mba’é piko peva (Bah-ahy peekoh pay-vah)....What is this? 
Añete (Ahn-nyay-teh)....Is that true? 
Japu (jah-pooooh)....It is not true, (lie) 
Mba’éichapa ne ko’ế (Bah-ay-shah-pah nay ko-ehŋ)........Good morning 
Mba’éichapa nde ka’aru (Bah-ay´shah-pah-nay kah-ah-roo)....Good afternoon 
Mba’éichapa ne pyhare (Bah-ay-sha-pah nay-pooha-ray)....Good evening 
Tereho porãite (Tayrayhoh poran ee-tay).................Good bye 
Mba’epa reikoteve (Bah-ay-pah Ray-koh Tay-vay).... What do you want? 
Mba’eichapa reiko (Bah-ay-shuh-pah raykoh) ..........How are you? 
Iporãte (Ee-po-raŋ tay) .....I am fine 
Há nde? (hanh day) .......and about you? 
Haku (hah-koo)....Hot 
Ho’ysa (hoh-eeh sah’) .......cold 
Mamo piko nde reiko (Mamoh peekoh-day-ray-koh)...Where do you live? 
Mba’eicha nde rera (bah-ay-sha-pah-day reh-ra)....What is your name? 
Che rera (Shay reh-rah)............name is... 
Che Austríaco (Shay-Owoostree’ ahko) ........I am Austrian 
Reñe’e piko karaí ñe’e (Ray-niehn-ehn pikoh ka-raee’ nienh-ehn)...Do you speak Spanish? 
Che nañe’ekuaai guaranime (Chay-na-niehn-ehn-koo’ah’ yee guaranee’may)...I don’t speak Guarani Che aikuaa (Shay-aahee koo’aa) .....I know 
Che ndaikuaa (Shay‘n daa’koo ah’ah-ee) ....I do not know 
Mba eicha hera kova (Bah-ayshah hara –kova)....How do you call this? 
Rorayhu (Roh-rye-ee-hoo)......I love you 

This vocabulary is a courtesy of Jaha Iguassu Tours a small company that specializes in going out of its way to show Paraguay in the Triple Border Area.

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