School & Education

1. Moõpa oĩ pe mbo'ehao?

   Mo-õ-pa o-ĩ pe mbo-'e-ha-o?

   Where is the school?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a school

   Grammar Note

   "Moõpa oĩ …?" = "where is …?". Note moõ means "where" while araka'e means "when". Mbo'ehao is mbo'e (to teach) + -hao (place)

2. Ahata mbo'ehaópe

   A-ha-ta mbo-'e-ha-ó-pe

   I am going to school

   Usage

   Saying you are going to school

   Grammar Note

   The suffix "-pe" marks location or direction. Guaraní verbs mark person via prefixes on the verb root

3. Che mbo'ehára iporãite

   Che mbo-'e-há-ra i-po-rã-i-te

   My teacher is wonderful

   Usage

   Complimenting your teacher

   Grammar Note

   "-hára" is an agentive suffix: mbo'e (teach) + -hára = teacher. The adjective porã takes the third-person prefix i- to become the predicate iporã, intensified by -ite

4. Ikatúpa emyesakã jey chéve?

   I-ka-tú-pa e-mye-sa-kã jey ché-ve?

   Can you explain to me again?

   Usage

   Asking for a repeat explanation during class

   Grammar Note

   Myesakã is the causative of hesakã ("to be clear"), i.e. "to make clear / explain"; the imperative takes the prefix e-: emyesakã

5. Ndaikũmbýi avañe'ẽ

   N-dai-kũm-bý-i a-va-ñe-'ẽ

   I don't understand Guaraní

   Usage

   Saying you don't understand Guaraní during lessons

   Grammar Note

   Negation wraps the verb with "nda-…-i": aikũmby (I understand) → ndaikũmbýi (I do not understand). Avañe'ẽ ("the people's speech") is Guaraní's own name for itself

6. Mba'éichapa ojehai kóva?

   Mba-'éi-cha-pa o-je-hai kó-va?

   How do you write this?

   Usage

   Asking how to write something

   Grammar Note

   The "oje-" prefix marks passive or reflexive in Guaraní. ojehai = oje (passive) + hai (write)

7. Umi mbo'ehára ombo'e mitãnguérape

   U-mi mbo-'e-há-ra om-bo-'e mi-tãn-gué-ra-pe

   The teachers teach the children

   Usage

   Talking about education and teaching

   Grammar Note

   "Umi" is the plural demonstrative "those"; "-kuéra (-nguéra)" is the plural suffix and "-pe" marks the object: mitã → mitãnguéra → mitãnguérape

8. Ahasa pe aranduchauka

   A-ha-sa pe a-ran-du-chau-ka

   I passed the exam

   Usage

   Sharing that you passed an exam

   Grammar Note

   Aranduchauka is arandu (knowledge) + chauka (to show) = "showing of knowledge", i.e. an exam. The Spanish examen is also used as-is

9. Oĩ heta aranduka che mbo'ehaópe

   O-ĩ he-ta a-ran-du-ka che mbo-'e-ha-ó-pe

   There are many books in my school

   Usage

   Talking about resources at school

   Grammar Note

   "Aranduka" is a native Guaraní compound: arandú (knowledge) + ka (container) = book

10. Añemoarandu heta ko ary

    A-ñe-mo-a-ran-du he-ta ko a-ry

    I studied a lot this year

    Usage

    Reflecting on how much you studied this year

    Grammar Note

    Añemoarandu is the causative-reflexive of arandu ("knowledge"): "to give oneself knowledge", i.e. to study. "Ko" is the proximal demonstrative, so ko ary = this year

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