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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