English–Guarani Dictionary

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