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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Guarani

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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 entrance to the historic La Rosada iron foundry in Paraguay
Shops and hotels
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All 10 Guarani phrases in this lesson

Oĩpa...?oh-EE-pah
Do you have...?

Literally "is there ...?".

Moõpa oĩ...?moh-OHN-pah oh-EE
Where is...?

Literally "where is ...?".

Ojepe'aoh-jeh-peh-AH
Open
Oñembotyoh-nyem-boh-TUH
Closed
Vosa?VOH-sah
A bag?

From Spanish bolsa.

Hepy etereímaheh-PUH eh-teh-reh-EE-mah
Too expensive

Literally "it is very expensive already". Bargaining is normal at markets.

Areko peteĩ reservaah-reh-KOH peh-teh-EE reh-SER-vah
I have a reservation

Hotels use Spanish.

Oiképa pyharevekaru?oy-KEH-pah pee-hah-reh-veh-kah-ROO
Is breakfast included?

Literally "does the morning meal enter?".

Mba'épa pe wifi contraseña?mbah-EH-pah peh WAI-fai kon-trah-SEH-nyah
What's the wifi password?

A typical jopara sentence, Guarani grammar with Spanish words.

Ikatúpa...?ee-kah-TOO-pah
Can I...?

Literally "is it possible ...?".

Where Guarani is spoken

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