Massage & Spa

1. Aipota peteĩ masaje che rete opárupi.

   Ai-po-ta pe-te-ĩ ma-sa-je che re-te o-pá-ru-pi.

   I would like a full body massage.

   Usage

   Requesting a full body massage

   Grammar Note

   "rete" is body, so "che rete" is my body. "opárupi" is the adverb for "all over, throughout". "masaje" is a Spanish loanword

2. Mboy aravo'ípa ipuku pe masaje?

   Mboy a-ra-vo-'í-pa i-pu-ku pe ma-sa-je?

   How long does the massage take?

   Usage

   Asking how long the massage session takes

   Grammar Note

   "aravo" is hour and the diminutive "-'i" gives "aravo'i" (minute). Duration is asked as "how many minutes long". The question suffix "-pa" attaches to the end of the first phrase

3. Hasyeterei chéve. Mbeguemi, ikatúpa?

   Ha-sy-e-te-rei ché-ve. Mbe-gue-mi, i-ka-tú-pa?

   It is too strong. Please soften it.

   Usage

   Telling the masseur the pressure is too strong

   Grammar Note

   "hasy" is to hurt and "-eterei" intensifies it. "mbegue" means slowly or gently; the "-mi" softener turns it into a mild request. Note that "hete" is the noun for "body" and cannot mean "very"

4. Iporãiterei. Aguyje.

   I-po-rã-i-te-rei. A-gu-y-je.

   It feels very good. Thank you.

   Usage

   Expressing that the massage feels good and thanking the masseur

   Grammar Note

   "porã" (good) takes the intensifier "-iterei" and the third-person prefix "i-" to form a predicate. "Aguyje" is the traditional Guaraní thanks

5. Embyakumi ne po.

   Em-bya-ku-mi ne po.

   Please warm your hands.

   Usage

   Asking the therapist to warm their hands before starting

   Grammar Note

   "mbyaku" (to warm) is the causative of "haku" (hot). The imperative "e-" and the polite "-mi" give "embyakumi". "po" means hand, and is also the numeral five

6. Che pyti'a hasy.

   Che py-ti-'a ha-sy.

   I have pain in my chest.

   Usage

   Communicating chest pain to a practitioner or healthcare worker

   Grammar Note

   The chest is "pyti'a"; "py'a" means belly or stomach and points at a different part of the body. "ndaipóri" means "there is none" and cannot express pain. The basic frame is body part plus "hasy"

7. Eme'ẽmi chéve peteĩ toalla haku.

   E-me-'ẽ-mi ché-ve pe-te-ĩ toa-lla ha-ku.

   Please give me a warm towel.

   Usage

   Asking for a warm towel after a massage

   Grammar Note

   The imperative of "me'ẽ" (to give) plus "-mi" makes a polite request. Adjectives follow the noun, hence "toalla haku". Guaraní has "ñemokãha" for towel, but everyday speech uses "toalla"

8. Ikatúpa apytu'umi sapy'aite?

   I-ka-tú-pa a-py-tu-'u-mi sa-py-'a-i-te?

   Please give me a short rest.

   Usage

   Asking for a short break during a massage session

   Grammar Note

   "pytu'u" is to rest; "a-" marks first-person singular and "-mi" adds the sense of "a little". "sapy'a" means a moment, and the intensifier "-ite" gives "sapy'aite" (just an instant)

9. Aipota peteĩ masaje che ati'ýpe.

   Ai-po-ta pe-te-ĩ ma-sa-je che a-ti-'ý-pe.

   I would like to ask for a shoulder massage.

   Usage

   Politely requesting a shoulder massage

   Grammar Note

   The shoulder is the single word "ati'y"; there is no expression "po mombyry" (far hand). The locative "-pe" gives "ati'ýpe" (on the shoulder). Back is "atukupe" and knee is "tenypy'ã"

10. Che rete iporãve ko'ág̃a.

    Che re-te i-po-rã-ve ko-'á-g̃a.

    My body feels much better.

    Usage

    Expressing that your body feels better after a massage

    Grammar Note

    The comparative adds "-ve": porã (good) gives porãve (better). "rete" is the noun for body — it is not an intensifier meaning "very"

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