Common Afrikaans to Guarani phrases

100 practical Afrikaans to Guarani phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Afrikaans to Guarani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afrikaans phrase first, then the Guarani translation (Guarani) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.

The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Guarani.

Tip: read the Guarani line out loud three times, then cover the Afrikaans side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Hallo

    Hola

  2. Dankie

    Aguyje

  3. Goeie more

    Aña pyhare

  4. Goeie middag

    Aña pyhareve

  5. Goeie naand

    Aña pyhareve

  6. Goeie nag

    Aña pyhare

  7. Sien jou later

    Ahecha porãta

  8. Totsiens

    Aña

  9. Wat is jou naam?

    Mba'éichapa re nombre?

  10. My naam is John

    Che nombre ha'e John

  11. Hoe gaan dit?

    Mba'éichapa nde?

  12. Lekker om jou te ontmoet

    Iporãite reikuaa

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Praat jy Engels?

    ¿Eike English? (Eike English?)

  2. Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.

    Ndaha'éi Hindi porã (Ndaha'éi Hindi porã)

  3. Ek verstaan nie.

    Ndikuaái (Ndikuaái)

  4. Praat asseblief stadig.

    Por favor, eikuaáta mbopi (Por favor, eikuaáta mbopi)

  5. Kan jy dit weer sê?

    Ikatu piko eikuaáta ko'ãga? (Ikatu piko eikuaáta ko'ãga?)

  6. Waar is die badkamer?

    Moõpa oĩ la baño? (Moõpa oĩ la baño?)

  7. Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?

    Mba'éichapa aiko hína centro? (Mba'éichapa aiko hína centro?)

  8. Draai links.

    Eho haguã (Eho haguã)

  9. Draai regs.

    Eho derecha (Eho derecha)

  10. Gaan reguit.

    Eho porã (Eho porã)

  11. Hoeveel is die tarief?

    Mba'eichapa pe tarifa? (Mba'eichapa pe tarifa?)

  12. Een kaartjie, asseblief.

    Peteĩ tiket, por favor (Peteĩ tiket, por favor)

  13. Is dit ver van hier?

    Oĩ piko ko'ápe? (Oĩ piko ko'ápe?)

  14. Ek is verlore.

    Aikuaa porã (Aikuaa porã)

  15. Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?

    Moõpa ikatu aña peteĩ SIM? (Moõpa ikatu aña peteĩ SIM?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ja

  2. Nee

    Nah

  3. Miskien

    Ikatu

  4. Ek stem saam

    Aikotevẽ

  5. Ek stem nie saam nie

    Aikotevẽ'ỹ

  6. Dit klink goed

    Oĩ porã

  7. Wat dink jy?

    Mba'éichapa reikotevẽ?

  8. Kan jy my help?

    Ikatúpa reipytyvõ chehegui?

  9. Ek het hulp nodig

    Aikotevẽ pytyvõ

  10. Wag 'n oomblik

    Eikóma

  11. Ek is jammer

    Aheja

  12. Geen probleem

    Ndaipóri problema

  13. Geluk

    Aña porã

  14. Gelukkige verjaarsdag

    Año pyahu porã

  15. Veilige reis

    Eikóma porã

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Waar is die treinstasie?

    Moõpa oĩ tren rembiapo? (mo'õpa oĩ tren rembiapo)

  2. Waar is die busstop?

    Moõpa oĩ óga mbopi? (mo'õpa oĩ óga mbopi)

  3. Watter platform is dit?

    Mba'e plataforma ko'ã? (mba'e plataforma ko'ã)

  4. Watter tyd vertrek dit?

    Mba'e aravo oho? (mba'e aravo oho)

  5. Is dit die regte pad?

    Ko'ã hína mba'e porã? (ko'ã hína mba'e porã)

  6. Dit is naby hier.

    Oĩ ko'ápe (oĩ ko'ápe)

  7. Dit is ver van hier.

    Oĩ jepéva ko'ápe (oĩ jepéva ko'ápe)

  8. Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?

    Ikatu puka chéve mapa rupi? (ikatu puka chéve mapa rupi)

  9. Stop hier, asseblief.

    Eñemohendáke ko'ápe, por favor (eñemohendáke ko'ápe, por favor)

  10. Hoe lank neem dit?

    Mba'e tiempo oheja? (mba'e tiempo oheja)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Hoeveel kos dit?

    Mba'éichapa ko'ã ára? (mba'eicha pa ko'ã ára)

  2. Dit is te duur.

    Ko'ã mba'e ojehecha porãite (ko'ã mba'e ojehecha porãite)

  3. Het julle iets goedkoper?

    Oĩpa mba'e cheaper? (oi pa mba'e cheaper)

  4. Kan ek met 'n kaart betaal?

    Ikatu piko aheja karte? (ikatu piko aheja karte)

  5. Ek wil 'n tafel vir twee hê.

    Aipota peteĩ mesa mokõi (aipota peteĩ mesa mokõi)

  6. Die rekening, asseblief.

    Pe kuatia, por favor (pe kuatia por favor)

  7. Is diens ingesluit?

    Oĩpa servicio upépe? (oi pa servicio upépe)

  8. Ek is 'n vegetariër.

    Aha'ã vegetarian (aha'a vegetarian)

  9. Geen pittige kos, asseblief.

    Ndaipóri mba'e spicy, por favor (ndaipori mba'e spicy)

  10. Dit is heerlik.

    Ko'ã mba'e ojehecha porã (ko'ã mba'e ojehecha porã)

  11. Kan ek die spyskaart kry?

    Ikatu piko aheja menú? (ikatu piko aheja menú)

  12. ‘n Glas water, asseblief.

    Peteĩ tupa y, por favor (peteĩ tupa y por favor)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Bel die polisie

    Eike policía

  2. Bel 'n ambulans

    Eike ambulancia

  3. Ek het 'n dokter nodig

    Aikotevẽ médico

  4. Ek voel siek

    Añemomorã

  5. Ek is allergies vir grondboontjies

    Aikotevẽ hũ karanda'y

  6. Waar is die naaste hospitaal?

    Mba'éichapa hospital oĩ porãva?

  7. Dit seergemaak hier

    Oñemomorã ko'ápe

  8. Ek het my paspoort verloor

    Aikotevẽ che pasaporte

  9. Kan jy my hotel bel?

    Ikatu piko eike che hotel-pe?

  10. Help!

    ¡Javoi!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Lekker om jou te ontmoet

    Iporãite reiko (ee-po-rai-teh reh-ee-koh)

  2. Kom ons skeduleer 'n vergadering

    Jaháta peteĩ aty (ha-ha-tah peh-teh ah-tee)

  3. Watter tyd werk vir jou?

    Mba'éichapa ára reipota? (m-bah-ee-chah-pah ah-rah reh-ee-poh-tah)

  4. Ek sal die verslag vandag stuur

    Aheja pe reporte ko'ẽ (ah-heh-hah peh reh-por-teh koh-eh)

  5. Kan ons môre praat?

    Ikatu ja'anga ko'ẽ (ee-kah-too hah-ahn-gah koh-eh)

  6. Asseblief vind die lêer aangeheg

    Aña porã pe archivo (ah-nyah poh-rah peh ar-chee-voh)

  7. Dankie vir jou tyd

    Aguyje reko porã (ah-goo-ee-heh reh-koh poh-rah)

  8. Ek sien uit daarna om saam met jou te werk

    Aikotevẽ roikotevẽ nderehe (ah-ee-koh-teh-veh roh-ee-koh-teh-veh n-deh-reh-heh)

  9. Kan jy daardie punt verduidelik?

    Ikatu reipota pe punto? (ee-kah-too reh-ee-poh-tah peh poon-toh)

  10. Laat ek jou terugbel

    Aheja nderehe (ah-heh-hah n-deh-reh-heh)

  11. Die sperdatum is Vrydag

    Aña ára oúva peteĩ (ah-nyah ah-rah oh-oo-vah peh-teh)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Hoe laat is dit?

    Mba'éichapa ojehu? (mba'eicha pa ojehu)

  2. Dit is drie uur.

    Ojehu mbohapy aravo (ohehu mbohapy aravo)

  3. Vandag

    Ko'ẽ (ko'e)

  4. Môre

    Ko'ẽ ára (ko'e ara)

  5. Gister

    Kuehe (kuehe)

  6. Maandag

    Arateĩ (aratei)

  7. Dinsdag

    Arakõi (arakoi)

  8. Woensdag

    Ararundy (ararundy)

  9. Een

    Peteĩ (petei)

  10. Twee

    Mokõi (mokoi)

  11. Drie

    Mbohapy (mbohapy)

  12. Tien

    Pota (pota)

  13. Een honderd

    Mba'epotĩ (mba'epoti)

  14. Half

    Mboypy (mboypy)

  15. Meer

    Ikatúva (ikatúva)