My visa application is in. I have a host family. I have plane tickets.
Now I wait.
Rohayhu Paraguai: AFS Semester Exchange from WI, USA to Pilar, Paraguay, and everything afterwords.
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About Me
- Hannah
- I spent a semester in Pilar, Paraguay with AFS in 2009, and I returned in 2011 and 2013 for research and travel. I also spent summer 2010 in Turkey with a NSLI-Y scholarship, hosted an AFS student from Japan in 2009-2010, and studied abroad in Mexico during college. I'm happy to help answer any questions students, parents, or teachers have about exchange, Paraguay, AFS, or anything related!
Exchange Links
Paraguay Links
- Paraguayan Phrases (Facebook)
- Bus travel in Paraguay
- Lonely Planey Paraguay
- GoYerbaMate - Buy yerba in the US
- Paraguayan Recipes (en español)
- I Love Paraguay - Restaurant in NYC
- Sabor Guaraní - Restaurant in NYC
- Paraguay en fotografías (Facebook)
- Let's Talk Guaraníme (blog and podcast)
- Guarani-Spanish Dictionary
- Learn Guaraní (old Peace Corps materials)
- Duolingo Guaraní (coming soon!)
- TuBabel - Paraguayan slang (NSFW)
Fun Links
Learn Guaraní!
Mba'éichapa nde koẽ- Good Morning
Mba'éichapa nde ka'aru- Good Afternoon
Mba'éichapa nde pyhare- Good Night
Jajoecha peve- See you later!
Ikatúpa- Please
Aguije- Thank You
Mba'éichapa nde réra?- What's your name?
Che réra..- My name is...
Mba'éichapa oje'e...-How do you say...
Che aikotevẽ...- I want
Che aipota...- I need
Nde gusta pa...- Do you like...
Che vare'a- I'm hungry
Che uhéi- I'm thirsty
Che ro'y- I'm cold
Che mbyry'ái- I'm hot
Mba'éichapa nde ka'aru- Good Afternoon
Mba'éichapa nde pyhare- Good Night
Jajoecha peve- See you later!
Ikatúpa- Please
Aguije- Thank You
Mba'éichapa nde réra?- What's your name?
Che réra..- My name is...
Mba'éichapa oje'e...-How do you say...
Che aikotevẽ...- I want
Che aipota...- I need
Nde gusta pa...- Do you like...
Che vare'a- I'm hungry
Che uhéi- I'm thirsty
Che ro'y- I'm cold
Che mbyry'ái- I'm hot
Guaraní Pronunciation
ch- as the English 'sh'
nd- prenazalized 'd'
mb- prenazalized 'b'
ñ- as Spanish 'ñ', 'caNYon'
j- as English 'y' or German 'j'
y- pronounce 'ooh' in your throat
ã- nasal 'a'
ẽ- nasal 'e'
ĩ- nasal 'i'
õ- nasal 'o'
ũ- nasal 'u'
ỹ- nasal 'y' (Guaraní pronunciation)
The last syllable is always stressed unless there's a written accent somewhere else.
nd- prenazalized 'd'
mb- prenazalized 'b'
ñ- as Spanish 'ñ', 'caNYon'
j- as English 'y' or German 'j'
y- pronounce 'ooh' in your throat
ã- nasal 'a'
ẽ- nasal 'e'
ĩ- nasal 'i'
õ- nasal 'o'
ũ- nasal 'u'
ỹ- nasal 'y' (Guaraní pronunciation)
The last syllable is always stressed unless there's a written accent somewhere else.