Guarani–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
che	pronoun	I	Che aime koʼág̃a. I am here now.
nde	pronoun	you	Nde che irũ. You are my friend.
haʼe	pronoun	he	Haʼe ijyvateeterei. He is very tall.
haʼe	pronoun	she	Haʼe oĩ hógape. She is at home.
ñande	pronoun	we	Ñande jaiko ko távape. We live in this city.
haʼekuéra	pronoun	they	Haʼekuéra ombaʼapo káda ára. They work every day.
mbaʼe	pronoun	what	Mbaʼepa reipota koʼág̃a? What do you want now?
moõ	adverb	where	Moõpa oĩ nde róga? Where is your house?
arakaʼe	adverb	when	Arakaʼépa rejuíta? When will you come?
máva	pronoun	who	Mávapa upe kuña? Who is that woman?
mbaʼére	adverb	why	Mbaʼérepa nde reñembyasy? Why are you sad?
mbaʼéichapa	adverb	how	Mbaʼéichapa reikuaa? How do you know?
guereko	verb	to have	Che aguereko peteĩ aranduka pyahu. I have a new book.
japo	verb	to do	Ñande jajapo tembiapo oñondive. We do the work together.
ho	verb	to go	Che aha mboʼehaópe pyaʼe. I go to school early.
ju	verb	to come	Eju che rógape, ikatúpa. Please come to my house.
hecha	verb	to see	Che ahecha jasy ko pyhare. I see the moon tonight.
kuaa	verb	to know	Che aikuaa nde réra. I know your name.
pensa	verb	to think	Che apensa che rogayguáre. I think about my family.
pota	verb	to want	Haʼekuéra oipota hetave y. They want more water.
tekotevẽ	verb	to need	Ñande tekotevẽ hetave tiempo. We need more time.
japo	verb	to make	Haʼe ojapo mbuja porã. She makes good bread.
japyhy	verb	to take	Ejapyhy aranduka nendive. Take the book with you.
meʼẽ	verb	to give	Emeʼẽ chéve michĩmi y. Give me some water.
heʼi	verb	to say	Haʼe heʼi che réra mbeguekatúpe. He says my name softly.
porandu	verb	to ask	Eporandu mboʼehárape koʼág̃a. Ask the teacher now.
juhu	verb	to find	Che ajuhu che aranduka tuja. I found my old book.
maña	verb	to look	Emaña yvágare. Look at the sky.
puru	verb	to use	Ñande japuru ko mesa ára ha ára. We use this table daily.
mbaʼapo	verb	to work	Haʼekuéra ombaʼapo távape. They work in the city.
karu	verb	to eat	Mitã okaru mandiógui. The child eats rice.
u	verb	to drink	Che ayʼu y káda pyhareve. I drink water every morning.
ke	verb	to sleep	Memby oke porã. The baby sleeps well.
guata	verb	to walk	Ñande jaguata mboʼehaópe. We walk to school.
ñani	verb	to run	Mitãkuimbaʼe oñani pyaʼe. The boy runs fast.
moñeʼẽ	verb	to read	Haʼe omoñeʼẽ peteĩ mombeʼu pyahu. She reads a new story.
hai	verb	to write	Che ahai nde réra. I write your name.
ñeʼẽ	verb	to speak	Haʼekuéra oñeʼẽ guarani porã. They speak Guarani well.
hendu	verb	to listen	Ehendu pe purahéi. Listen to the music.
hendu	verb	to hear	Che ahendu ama. I hear the rain.
jogua	verb	to buy	Ñande jajogua yva pyahu. We buy fresh fruit.
vende	verb	to sell	Haʼekuéra ovende pira koʼápe. They sell fish here.
paga	verb	to pay	Che apaga mbujáre. I pay for the bread.
pytyvõ	verb	to help	Epytyvõ che syképe. Please help my mother.
hayhu	verb	to love	Che ahayhu che rogayguakuérape. I love my family deeply.
iko	verb	to live	Haʼekuéra oiko ysyry ypýpe. They live near the river.
mano	verb	to die	Yvyra tuja omano. The old tree died.
aprende	verb	to learn	Mitãnguéra oaprende mboʼehaópe. Children learn at school.
mboʼe	verb	to teach	Haʼe omboʼe mitãnguérape. She teaches the children.
peʼa	verb	to open	Eipeʼa okẽ mbeguekatu. Open the door slowly.
mboty	verb	to close	Emboty ovetã koʼág̃a. Close the window now.
ava	noun	person	Upe ava imbaʼeporã. That person is kind.
kuimbaʼe	noun	man	Pe kuimbaʼe che ru. The man is my father.
kuña	noun	woman	Pe kuña ovyʼa. The woman is happy.
mitã	noun	child	Pe mitã oke. The child is sleeping.
mitãkuimbaʼe	noun	boy	Pe mitãkuimbaʼe omoñeʼẽ kirirĩhápe. The boy reads quietly.
mitãkuña	noun	girl	Pe mitãkuña hoʼu kamby. The girl drinks milk.
hogaygua	noun	family	Che rogaygua oiko koʼápe. My family lives here.
sy	noun	mother	Che sy imbarete. My mother is strong.
ru	noun	father	Che ru ombaʼapo káda ára. My father works daily.
irũ	noun	friend	Nde che irũ. You are my friend.
óga	noun	house	Hóga tuicha. Their house is big.
óga	noun	home	Haʼe oho ógape pyhareve. She went home early.
mboʼehao	noun	school	Mboʼehao hiʼag̃ui. The school is nearby.
táva	noun	city	Ko táva tuicha. This city is large.
tetã	noun	country	Ñane retã iporã. Our country is beautiful.
yvy	noun	world	Yvy iñambuehína. The world is changing.
tape	noun	street	Pe tape ipuku. The street is long.
koty	noun	room	Ko koty michĩ. This room is small.
aravo	noun	time	Aravo ohasa pyaʼe. Time goes quickly.
ára	noun	day	Ko árape iporã. Today is a good day.
pyhare	noun	night	Pyhare roʼysã. The night is cold.
pyhareve	noun	morning	Pyhareve roʼysã porã. The morning is cool.
kaʼaru	noun	evening	Ñande jaguata kaʼarúpe. We walk in the evening.
arapokõindy	noun	week	Che ambaʼapo káda arapokõindy. I work every week.
jasy	noun	month	Ko jasy heta tembiapo. This month is busy.
ary	noun	year	Ko ary pyahu. This year is new.
koʼág̃a	adverb	today	Che ambaʼapo koʼág̃a. I work today.
koʼẽrõ	adverb	tomorrow	Ñande jaháta koʼẽrõ. We will go tomorrow.
kuehe	adverb	yesterday	Haʼe ou kuehe. She came yesterday.
koʼág̃a	adverb	now	Eju koʼápe koʼág̃a. Come here now.
kuarahy	noun	sun	Kuarahy haku. The sun is hot.
jasy	noun	moon	Jasy hesakã ko pyhare. The moon is bright tonight.
mbyja	noun	star	Upe mbyja hesakã. That star is bright.
yvága	noun	sky	Yvága hovy. The sky is blue.
yvy	noun	earth	Yvy ñande róga. The earth is our home.
tata	noun	fire	Tata haku. The fire is hot.
y	noun	water	Y roʼysãiterei. Water is very cold.
ama	noun	rain	Ama mbarete. The rain is strong.
yvytu	noun	wind	Yvytu roʼysã. The wind is cold.
yvyra	noun	tree	Upe yvyra ijyvate. That tree is tall.
yvoty	noun	flower	Ko yvoty iporãite. This flower is beautiful.
yvyty	noun	mountain	Yvyty ijyvate. The mountain is high.
ysyry	noun	river	Ysyry ipuku. The river is long.
parana guasu	noun	sea	Parana guasu hovy. The sea is blue.
tembiʼu	noun	food	Tembiʼu iporã. The food is good.
mbuja	noun	bread	Che akarú mbuja káda ára. I eat bread daily.
avatikuʼi	noun	rice	Ñande jakaru avatikuʼi koʼág̃a. We eat rice today.
soʼo	noun	meat	Soʼo haku. The meat is hot.
pira	noun	fish	Haʼekuéra ovende pira pyahu. They sell fresh fish.
ryguasu rupiʼa	noun	egg	Ryguasu rupiʼa oĩ mesári. The egg is on the table.
kamby	noun	milk	Pe mitã hoʼu kamby. The child drinks milk.
yva	noun	fruit	Ko yva heʼẽ. This fruit is sweet.
kaʼay	noun	tea	Haʼe hoyʼu kaʼay haku. She drinks hot tea.
kafe	noun	coffee	Che ayʼu kafe káda pyhareve. I drink coffee every morning.
akã	noun	head	Che akã rasy koʼág̃a. My head hurts today.
tesa	noun	eye	Hesa iporãite. Her eyes are beautiful.
nambi	noun	ear	Che nambi rasy. My ear hurts.
juru	noun	mouth	Eipeʼa nde juru, ikatúpa. Open your mouth, please.
tĩ	noun	nose	Che tĩ roʼysã. My nose is cold.
po	noun	hand	Ejohéi nde po koʼág̃a. Wash your hands now.
py	noun	foot	Che py rasy koʼág̃a. My foot hurts now.
korasõ	noun	heart	Ikorasõ imbarete. His heart is strong.
téra	noun	name	Nde réra iporã. Your name is beautiful.
aranduka	noun	book	Ko aranduka pyahu. This book is new.
ñeʼẽ	noun	word	Upe ñeʼẽ iñimportantete. That word is important.
ñeʼẽ	noun	language	Guarani haʼe peteĩ ñeʼẽ porã. Guarani is a beautiful language.
pirapire	noun	money	Che aikotevẽ hetave pirapire. I need more money.
tembiapo	noun	work	Ko tembiapo hasy. This work is hard.
mborayhu	noun	love	Mborayhu iñimportanteterei. Love is very important.
purahéi	noun	music	Pe purahéi iporãite. The music is beautiful.
mombeʼu	noun	story	Upe mombeʼu ipuku. That story is long.
tape	noun	way	Ko tape ndahasýi. This way is easy.
mbaʼe	noun	thing	Upe mbaʼe pyahu. That thing is new.
tekove	noun	life	Tekove iporãite. Life is beautiful.
okẽ	noun	door	Okẽ ojepeʼa. The door is open.
mesa	noun	table	Aranduka oĩ mesa ári. The book is on the table.
apyka	noun	chair	Apyka itujáma. The chair is old.
mbaʼyrumýi	noun	car	Mbaʼyrumýi pyaʼe. The car is fast.
porã	adjective	good	Ko tembiʼu iporã. This food is good.
vai	adjective	bad	Y ivai. The water is bad.
tuicha	adjective	big	Hóga tuicha. Their house is big.
michĩ	adjective	small	Ko koty michĩ. This room is small.
pyahu	adjective	new	Che aguereko peteĩ aranduka pyahu. I have a new book.
tuja	adjective	old	Upe kuimbaʼe tuja. That man is old.
puku	adjective	long	Pe tape ipuku. The street is long.
mbyky	adjective	short	Pe mombeʼu mbyky. The story is short.
yvate	adjective	high	Upe yvyty yvate. That mountain is high.
karape	adjective	low	Ko mesa ikarape. This table is low.
haku	adjective	hot	Kaʼay haku. The tea is hot.
roʼysã	adjective	cold	Y roʼysã. The water is cold.
vyʼa	adjective	happy	Pe mitã ovyʼa. The child is happy.
ñembyasy	adjective	sad	Haʼe oñembyasy koʼág̃a. She feels sad today.
porãite	adjective	beautiful	Ko yvoty iporãite. This flower is beautiful.
ndahasýi	adjective	easy	Ko tembiapo ndahasýi. This work is easy.
hasy	adjective	hard	Ko mboʼepy hasy. This lesson is hard.
pyaʼe	adjective	fast	Upe mbaʼyrumýi pyaʼe. That car is fast.
mbegue	adjective	slow	Kuimbaʼe tuja oguata mbegue. The old man walks slow.
hekojoja	adjective	right	Nde mbohovái hekojoja. Your answer is right.
jejavy	adjective	wrong	Upe mbohovái jejavy. That answer is wrong.
importánte	adjective	important	Ko ñeʼẽ importánte. This word is important.
añete	adjective	true	Upe mombeʼu añete. That story is true.
henyhẽ	adjective	full	Mesa henyhẽ. The table is full.
nandi	adjective	empty	Koty nandi. The room is empty.
mitã	adjective	young	Pe mitãkuimbaʼe imitã. The boy is young.
mbarete	adjective	strong	Che ru imbarete. My father is strong.
kangy	adjective	weak	Mitã hasy ikangy. The sick child is weak.
pytã	adjective	red	Yvoty pytã. The flower is red.
hovy	adjective	blue	Yvága hovy. The sky is blue.
hovyũ	adjective	green	Yvyra hovyũ. The tree is green.
saʼyju	adjective	yellow	Yvoty saʼyju. The flower is yellow.
hũ	adjective	black	Jagua hũ. The dog is black.
morotĩ	adjective	white	Kamby morotĩ. The milk is white.
hẽe	interjection	yes	Hẽe, aikuaa. Yes, I understand.
nahániri	interjection	no	Nahániri, ndaipotái. No, I do not want.
nda…i	adverb	not	Che ndaikaneʼõiri. I am not tired.
ha	conjunction	and	Che sy ha che ru ou. My mother and father came.
térã	conjunction	or	Kaʼay térã kafe? Tea or coffee?
péro	conjunction	but	Che kaneʼõ, péro avyʼa. I am tired, but happy.
ramo	conjunction	if	Rejúramo, che apyta. If you come, I stay.
rupi	conjunction	because	Che apyta ama rupi. I stayed because of rain.
ndi	preposition	with	Che aju che irũndi. I came with my friend.
ʼỹre	preposition	without	Haʼe oho pirapireʼỹre. He left without money.
peguarã	preposition	for	Ko jopói nde peg̃uarã. This gift is for you.
gui	preposition	from	Haʼe ou mboʼehaógui. She came from school.
peve	preposition	to	Ñande jaha távape. We go to the city.