Contacts & SNS

1. Mba'épa nde réra?

   Mba-'é-pa nde ré-ra?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   The basic phrase for asking someone's name

   Grammar Note

   "réra" is the native Guaraní word for name

2. Moõguipa reju?

   Mo-õ-gui-pa re-ju?

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   Asking someone where they are from

   Grammar Note

   "-gui" is the ablative case marker "from". A question word needs the particle "-pa", as in "moõguipa ou" (where they came from)

3. Che réra ____.

   Che ré-ra ____.

   My name is ____.

   Usage

   Introducing yourself by stating your name

   Grammar Note

   In Guaraní, the copula (is/am) is often omitted in predicative sentences

4. Avy'aite che rojuhu.

   A-vy-'a-i-te che ro-ju-hu.

   Nice to meet you.

   Usage

   Greeting someone when meeting for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "juhu" means "to meet/find". A 1sg subject acting on a 2sg object takes "ro-", as in "Che rojuhu" (I meet you). "ne rejuhu" carries a 2sg subject and cannot mean "I meet you"

5. Che correo ha'e ____.

   Che co-rre-o ha-'e ____.

   My email address is ____.

   Usage

   Sharing your email address as a contact

   Grammar Note

   For "email" ("correo electrónico"), Paraguayans keep the Spanish word "correo". "ñe'ẽngue" means "language/speech of a people" and never denotes contact details

6. Moõpa reiko?

   Mo-õ-pa re-i-ko?

   Where do you live?

   Usage

   Asking a new acquaintance where they live

   Grammar Note

   "moõpa" is the question word for location. "-pa" marks a question. "reiko" is the 2nd-person existential verb

7. Mba'éichapa nde réra?

   Mba-'éi-cha-pa nde ré-ra?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   The most basic way to ask someone's name when meeting for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "réra" means "name" in Guaraní. "nde réra" means "your name"

8. Che réra ha'e ____.

   Che ré-ra ha-'e ____.

   My name is ____.

   Usage

   Basic self-introduction stating your name

   Grammar Note

   "che" is the first-person pronoun "I/my". Combined with "réra" (name) it means "my name"

9. Ikatúpa reme'ẽ chéve nde pumbyry papapy?

   I-ka-tú-pa re-me-'ẽ ché-ve nde pum-by-ry pa-pa-py?

   Could you give me your phone number?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's phone number after meeting them

   Grammar Note

   "pumbyry" (telephone) and "papapy" (number) are both native words. "hasy" means "it hurts / it is hard" and carries no request sense; "porte" is not a Guaraní word at all

10. Jajoechapeve.

    Ja-jo-e-cha-pe-ve.

    Until we meet again.

    Usage

    A warm farewell expressing hope to meet again

    Grammar Note

    "ja-" (1pl) + "jo-" (reciprocal) + "hecha" (see) + "peve" (until) = "until we meet again". Adding the causative "-uka" gives "make each other show", which is not a farewell. The postposition "peve" is written attached to its host, as in "upépeve" and "hasypeve"

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