Internet & WiFi

1. Oĩpa WiFi ko'ápe?

   O-ĩ-pa Wi-Fi ko-'á-pe?

   Is there WiFi here?

   Usage

   Ask about WiFi availability at a café or hotel

   Grammar Note

   "oĩ" is the existential verb; "-pa" adds interrogation; "ko'á" + "-pe" = "here (location)"

2. Mba'épa pe contraseña?

   Mba-'é-pa pe con-tra-se-ña?

   What is the password?

   Usage

   Ask for the WiFi password

   Grammar Note

   "contraseña" is a Spanish loanword for "password"; "clave" is also used

3. Ndaikuaái mba'éichapa aike internet-pe

   N-dai-kua-á-i mba-'éi-cha-pa ai-ke in-ter-net-pe

   I don't know how to connect to the internet

   Usage

   Ask for help when unable to connect to the internet

   Grammar Note

   "Aikuaa" (I know) is negated as "ndaikuaái" with the nda-…-i circumfix. As in Spanish, "to connect" is expressed as "to enter": aike …-pe

4. Acargase che celular

   A-car-ga-se che ce-lu-lar

   I want to charge my phone

   Usage

   Ask to charge your phone

   Grammar Note

   "Cargar" is a borrowed Spanish verb; it takes the Guaraní person prefix "a-" and the desiderative suffix "-se": a-carga-se = "I want to charge"

5. Oĩpa señal ko'ápe?

   O-ĩ-pa se-ñal ko-'á-pe?

   Is there a signal here?

   Usage

   Check mobile signal availability

   Grammar Note

   "señal" is a Spanish loanword; a practical phrase in rural Paraguay where signal is often weak

6. Ajoguase peteĩ chip

   A-jo-gua-se pe-te-ĩ chip

   I want to buy a SIM card

   Usage

   Buy a local SIM card

   Grammar Note

   "Jogua" is the native verb "to buy" (ojogua "he buys" → ajogua "I buy"); "-se" adds "want to". "Chip" is the everyday Paraguayan word for a SIM card

7. Reikuaápa moõpa oĩ peteĩ cybercafé?

   Rei-kua-á-pa mo-õ-pa o-ĩ pe-te-ĩ cy-ber-ca-fé?

   Do you know where there is an internet café?

   Usage

   Ask about the location of an internet café

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative for place is "moõ"; the "-pa" form is kept even inside an embedded question

8. Ko señal ndaiporãi

   Ko se-ñal n-dai-po-rã-i

   The signal here is not good

   Usage

   Describe poor signal conditions

   Grammar Note

   "Iporã" (it is good) is negated as "ndaiporãi": the "nda-…-i" circumfix wraps the word and is written solid

9. Eñe'ẽmi jey chéve

   E-ñe-'ẽ-mi jey ché-ve

   Please say it again

   Usage

   Ask someone to repeat during a video call or unclear connection

   Grammar Note

   "E-" is the second-person imperative prefix and "-mi" softens the request; adding chéve ("to me") makes it more natural

10. Ajuhuse ko dirección internet-pe

    A-ju-hu-se ko di-rec-ción in-ter-net-pe

    I want to find this web address

    Usage

    Ask for help finding a specific web address

    Grammar Note

    "dirección" is a Spanish loanword; "-pe" on "internet" creates the locative "on the internet"

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