Laundry

1. Moõpa oĩ lavandería?

   Mo-õ-pa o-ĩ la-van-de-rí-a?

   Where is the laundromat?

   Usage

   Looking for a self-service laundry

   Grammar Note

   "Moõpa oĩ …?" is the set pattern for asking where something is (cf. Moõpa oĩ baño?). lavandería is a Spanish loanword

2. Ajohéise che ao.

   A-jo-héi-se che ao.

   I want to wash my clothes

   Usage

   Saying you need to do laundry

   Grammar Note

   johéi means "to wash" (ao johéi = doing laundry). a- is the 1sg prefix, -se the desiderative. "ao" means clothing/cloth

3. Mboýpa hepy ojejohéi hag̃ua ko ao?

   Mbo-ý-pa he-py o-je-jo-héi ha-g̃ua ko ao?

   How much does it cost to wash these clothes?

   Usage

   Asking about the cost of laundry service

   Grammar Note

   "Mboýpa hepy …?" is the set phrase for asking a price. "oje-" is the passive/impersonal prefix and "hag̃ua" marks purpose

4. Moõpa oĩ secadora?

   Mo-õ-pa o-ĩ se-ca-do-ra?

   Where is the clothes dryer?

   Usage

   Looking for a clothes dryer

   Grammar Note

   Household appliances normally keep their Spanish names (e.g. heladera, ventilador); the Guaraní compound "ao mokãha" also exists

5. Oĩpa nde ao lavarropa-pe?

   O-ĩ-pa nde ao la-va-rro-pa-pe?

   Are your clothes in the washing machine?

   Usage

   Checking with someone at the laundromat

   Grammar Note

   "Oĩ" is the Guaraní existential verb meaning "to be (somewhere)". "-pe" is the locative suffix

6. Ko'ã ao iky'a.

   Ko-'ã ao i-ky-'a.

   These clothes are dirty

   Usage

   Describing dirty clothes that need washing

   Grammar Note

   "Ko'ã" is the proximal plural demonstrative "these". ky'a ("dirty") is a stative word; the third person prefixes i-, giving iky'a

7. Aipota aheja che ao tintorería-pe.

   Ai-po-ta a-he-ja che ao tin-to-re-rí-a-pe.

   I want to have my clothes dry-cleaned

   Usage

   Saying you want to use dry-cleaning service

   Grammar Note

   heja means "to leave (something)". Guaraní has no fixed term for dry cleaning; the Spanish word tintorería is used as is

8. Mboy aravópa oikotevẽ ao johéi?

   Mboy a-ra-vó-pa oi-ko-te-vẽ ao jo-héi?

   How long does the laundry take?

   Usage

   Asking how long the washing cycle takes

   Grammar Note

   mboy ("how many") plus aravo ("hour") asks about duration. oikotevẽ is the 3rd person of tekotevẽ ("to need"). ao johéi is the compound noun for laundry

9. Ko ao ojejohéipáma.

   Ko ao o-je-jo-héi-pá-ma.

   This laundry is finished

   Usage

   Saying the laundry cycle is done

   Grammar Note

   "oje-" is passive, "-pa" means "completely", "-ma" means "already"; together: "has already all been washed"

10. Ikatúpa reikyty che ao?

    I-ka-tú-pa rei-ky-ty che ao?

    I would like to have my clothes ironed

    Usage

    Requesting ironing service for clothes

    Grammar Note

    kyty means "to rub / to iron" (ao + kyty = aokyty "to iron clothes"). "Ikatúpa …?" is the set pattern for a polite request. Spanish "planchar" is also common in Paraguay

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