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Lesson 7 of 10

Meeting people in Guarani

How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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.

Sunset over the Paraguay River at Concepción, Paraguay
Meeting people
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
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All 10 Guarani phrases in this lesson

Mba'éichapa reiko?mbah-EH-ee-shah-pah ray-KOH
How are you?

Literally "how are you living?".

Iporã, aguyjeee-poh-RAH, ah-goo-JEH
I'm fine, thanks

Literally "good, thanks".

Ha nde?hah NDEH
And you?
Mba'éichapa nde réra?mbah-EH-ee-shah-pah ndeh REH-rah
What's your name?
Che réra...sheh REH-rah
My name is...
Moõguápa nde?moh-ohn-GWAH-pah ndeh
Where are you from?
Che ...-guasheh ...-gwah
I'm from...

"Che Canadá-gua", I'm from Canada.

Iporã chéveee-poh-RAH SHEH-veh
I like it

Literally "it is good to me".

Iporãiteee-poh-rah-EE-teh
It's beautiful

Literally "very beautiful".

Eguahẽporãeh-gwah-heng-poh-RAH
Welcome

Literally "arrive well".

Where Guarani is spoken

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