Music & Entertainment

1. Repurahéi porãite

   Re-pu-ra-héi po-rã-i-te

   You sing beautifully

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's singing

   Grammar Note

   "Purahéi" is the verb/noun for singing; as a noun it also means "song". The prefix "re-" marks 2nd person singular; "porãite" is porã (good) plus the intensifier "-ite"

2. Mba'e mba'epúpa rembopu?

   Mba-'e mba-'e-pú-pa rem-bo-pu?

   What is your instrument?

   Usage

   Asking what instrument someone plays

   Grammar Note

   "Mba'epu" is mba'e (thing) + pu (to sound) = musical instrument / music. "Mbopu" is the causative mbo- + pu, i.e. to make it sound = to play. In Paraguay Spanish "instrumento" is equally well understood

3. Aipota aha peteĩ conciértope

   A-i-po-ta a-ha pe-teĩ con-ciér-to-pe

   I want to go to a concert

   Usage

   Expressing desire to attend a concert

   Grammar Note

   "Aipota" plus a conjugated verb expresses desire. Spanish "concierto" is used for "concert", with the locative postposition "-pe"

4. Ko purahéi oike che py'ápe

   Ko pu-ra-héi o-i-ke che py-'á-pe

   This song moves me

   Usage

   Expressing that music moves or touches you emotionally

   Grammar Note

   Anatomically "py'a" is the belly — the chest is "pyti'a". But emotion is seated in the py'a, as in "che py'a rory" (my heart is glad) and "che py'aguapy" (I am at peace). "It enters my py'a" is how being moved is expressed

5. Añepyrũjey ajeroky

   A-ñe-py-rũ-jey a-je-ro-ky

   I am starting to dance again

   Usage

   Used at music and dance events

   Grammar Note

   "Jeroky" means "to dance" or "dance". The suffix "-jey" adds "again", as in "ehechaukajey" (show me again)

6. Moõpa ikatu ajogua partitura?

   Mo-õ-pa i-ka-tu a-jo-gua par-ti-tu-ra?

   Where can I buy sheet music?

   Usage

   Asking where to purchase sheet music

   Grammar Note

   Spanish "partitura" is used for sheet music. "Jogua" means to buy; "a-" is the 1sg prefix

7. Pe concierto oñepyrũta pya'e

   Pe con-cier-to o-ñe-py-rũ-ta pya-'e

   The concert will start soon

   Usage

   Announcing the concert is about to start

   Grammar Note

   The suffix "-ta" marks future tense. "Pe" is the demonstrative "that"; "concierto" is a Spanish loanword

8. Aipota ahendu purahéi paraguái

   A-i-po-ta a-hen-du pu-ra-héi pa-ra-guái

   I want to listen to Paraguayan music

   Usage

   Expressing interest in local Paraguayan music

   Grammar Note

   Paraguay's traditional "Polka Paraguaya" music emerged from the fusion of Guaraní and Spanish cultures

9. Mba'e mba'epúpa ojepuru ko purahéipe?

   Mba-'e mba-'e-pú-pa o-je-pu-ru ko pu-ra-héi-pe?

   What instruments are used in this song?

   Usage

   Asking about the instruments featured in a song

   Grammar Note

   The "oje-" prefix marks passive/impersonal voice (poru "use" → ojepuru "is used"). The signature instruments are mbaraka (guitar) and ysapu (Paraguayan harp)

10. Aikuaa apurahéi guaraníme

    A-i-kuaa a-pu-ra-héi gua-ra-ní-me

    I know how to sing Guaraní songs

    Usage

    Saying you have learned to sing in the Guaraní tradition

    Grammar Note

    "Aikuaa" (kuaa "to know") plus a conjugated verb means "I know how to". "-me" is the nasal-context form of the postposition "-pe" ("in")

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