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Help and emergencies in Guarani

The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Guarani words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

The shore of Lake Ypacaraí in Paraguay
Help and emergencies
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
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All 10 Guarani phrases in this lesson

Chepytyvõ!sheh-puh-tuh-VOH
Help!

The emergency number is 911.

Pehenói pohanohárapeh-heh-NOY poh-hah-noh-HAH-rah
Call a doctor

Pohanohára is "the one who heals".

Polisíapoh-lee-SEE-ah
Police
Pohã ñemuhapoh-HAH nyeh-moo-HAH
Pharmacy

Literally "medicine shop".

Tasyotah-SYOH
Hospital
Akañyah-kah-NYUH
I'm lost

Literally "I got lost".

Ndaiporãindai-poh-RAH-ee
I don't feel well

Literally "I am not well".

Ojemondaoh-jeh-mon-DAH
It was stolen
Ha'e peteĩ emergenciahah-EH peh-teh-EE eh-mer-HEN-syah
It's an emergency

Guarani grammar, Spanish noun.

Eheja chéveeh-heh-JAH SHEH-veh
Leave me alone

Literally "leave me".

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