Transportation

1. Moõguipa osẽ ómnibus ohóva Asunción-pe?

   Mo-õ-gui-pa o-sẽ óm-ni-bus o-hó-va A-sun-ción-pe?

   Where does the bus to Asunción leave from?

   Usage

   Asking where the bus to Asunción departs from

   Grammar Note

   "-gui" marks origin ("from"), "-pe" marks goal ("to"); "-va" forms a relative clause

2. Mboýpa hepy pe taxi?

   Mbo-ý-pa he-py pe ta-xi?

   How much is the taxi fare?

   Usage

   Asking for the taxi fare before boarding

   Grammar Note

   "Mboýpa hepy?" is the set phrase for asking a price; "taxi" is a Spanish loanword

3. Aguejyse ko'ápe.

   A-gue-jy-se ko-'á-pe.

   I want to get off here.

   Usage

   Telling the driver you want to get off here

   Grammar Note

   guejy means "to get down/off"; a- is the 1sg prefix and -se the desiderative suffix

4. Cheguerahámi aeropuerto peve.

   Che-gue-ra-há-mi ae-ro-puer-to pe-ve.

   Please take me to the airport.

   Usage

   Asking a taxi driver to take you to the airport

   Grammar Note

   gueraha means "to take (along)". A first-person object attaches as che- in the imperative (cf. chepytyvõ "help me"); -mi softens the request

5. Opytápa ko ómnibus ko'ápe?

   O-py-tá-pa ko óm-ni-bus ko-'á-pe?

   Does this bus stop here?

   Usage

   Confirming if the bus stops at your location

   Grammar Note

   pyta means "to stay/stop"; -pa turns the clause into a yes/no question

6. Che akañy. Moõpa aha va'erã?

   Che a-ka-ñy. Mo-õ-pa a-ha va-'e-rã?

   I am lost. Where should I go?

   Usage

   Asking for help when lost while traveling

   Grammar Note

   kañy means "to get lost" (Nde káusare akañy "I got lost because of you"); va'erã expresses obligation

7. Mboýpa hepy pe tren Encarnación peve?

   Mbo-ý-pa he-py pe tren En-car-na-ción pe-ve?

   How much is the train to Encarnación?

   Usage

   Asking about train fares within Paraguay

   Grammar Note

   peve is a postposition meaning "until/to". tren is borrowed from Spanish

8. Ehenóimi chéve peteĩ taxi ko'ápe.

   E-he-nói-mi ché-ve pe-te-ĩ ta-xi ko-'á-pe.

   Please call a taxi here

   Usage

   Asking someone to call a taxi for you

   Grammar Note

   henói means "to call". e- is the imperative prefix and -mi softens the request

9. Oĩpa mba'apo tapépe?

   O-ĩ-pa mba-'a-po ta-pé-pe?

   Is there road construction?

   Usage

   Checking road conditions — rural roads in Paraguay can be unpredictable

   Grammar Note

   tape means "road/path"; -pe is the locative postposition "on/at". mba'apo ("work") covers roadworks

10. Ñaguahẽma.

    Ña-gua-hẽ-ma.

    We have arrived

    Usage

    A simple phrase announcing arrival at the destination

    Grammar Note

    guahẽ is the root "to arrive"; being nasal it takes the inclusive 1pl prefix ña- (not ja-). -ma marks completion

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