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Common Tswana to Guarani phrases

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

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Looking for practical Tswana to Guarani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tswana 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: when a Guarani phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tswana wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Dumela

    Hola

  2. Ke a leboga

    Aguyje

  3. Dumelang

    Aña pyhare

  4. Dumela mo afternoon

    Aña pyhareve

  5. Dumela mo evening

    Aña pyhareve

  6. Borai

    Aña pyhare

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    Ahecha porãta

  8. Tsamaya sentle

    Aña

  9. O na le leina mang?

    Mba'éichapa re nombre?

  10. Leina la me ke John

    Che nombre ha'e John

  11. O kae?

    Mba'éichapa nde?

  12. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

    Iporãite reikuaa

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. A o bua Seisemane?

    ¿Eike English? (Eike English?)

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

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

  3. Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya

    Ndikuaái (Ndikuaái)

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka bonako

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

  5. A o ka bo o bua seo gape?

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

  6. Borai bo kae?

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

  7. Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?

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

  8. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona

    Eho haguã (Eho haguã)

  9. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng

    Eho derecha (Eho derecha)

  10. Tswelela ka fao

    Eho porã (Eho porã)

  11. Gaeletsi e bokae?

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

  12. Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee

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

  13. A ke kgole go tswa fano?

    Oĩ piko ko'ápe? (Oĩ piko ko'ápe?)

  14. Ke a latlhela

    Aikuaa porã (Aikuaa porã)

  15. Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ee

    Sí

  2. Nnyaa

    Nah

  3. Mafoko

    Ikatu

  4. Ke a dumela

    Aikotevẽ

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    Aikotevẽ'ỹ

  6. Seo se utlwisa molemo

    Oĩ porã

  7. O akanya eng?

    Mba'éichapa reikotevẽ?

  8. O ka nthusa?

    Ikatúpa reipytyvõ chehegui?

  9. Ke tlhoka thuso

    Aikotevẽ pytyvõ

  10. Emisa motsotso

    Eikóma

  11. Ke maswabi

    Aheja

  12. Ga go na bothata

    Ndaipóri problema

  13. A re amogele

    Aña porã

  14. Tlhogomelo e e monate

    Año pyahu porã

  15. O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong

    Eikóma porã

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ke kae borai jwa terene?

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

  2. Ke kae borai jwa boso?

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

  3. Ke phetogo efe?

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

  4. Nako efe e tlogang?

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

  5. A ke tsela e e siameng?

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

  6. E kgaogang fa

    Oĩ ko'ápe (oĩ ko'ápe)

  7. E le kgakala le fa

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

  8. O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?

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

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

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

  10. E tsaya nako e kae?

    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. Ke bokae?

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

  2. Seo ke se expensive

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

  3. A o na le sengwe se se cheap?

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

  4. Na nka lefa ka khadi?

    Ikatu piko aheja karte? (ikatu piko aheja karte)

  5. Ke kopa tafole ya babedi

    Aipota peteĩ mesa mokõi (aipota peteĩ mesa mokõi)

  6. Bille, tsweetswee

    Pe kuatia, por favor (pe kuatia por favor)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    Oĩpa servicio upépe? (oi pa servicio upépe)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    Aha'ã vegetarian (aha'a vegetarian)

  9. A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee

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

  10. Se ke se monate

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

  11. Na nka nna le menu?

    Ikatu piko aheja menú? (ikatu piko aheja menú)

  12. Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee

    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. Bua le mapolesa

    Eike policía

  2. Bua le ambulance

    Eike ambulancia

  3. Ke tlhoka ngaka

    Aikotevẽ médico

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa

    Añemomorã

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    Aikotevẽ hũ karanda'y

  6. Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?

    Mba'éichapa hospital oĩ porãva?

  7. Go botlhoko fa

    Oñemomorã ko'ápe

  8. Ke sitwa passport ya me

    Aikotevẽ che pasaporte

  9. O ka bua le hotele ya me?

    Ikatu piko eike che hotel-pe?

  10. Thusa!

    ¡Javoi!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

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

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

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

  3. Nako efe e go thusang?

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

  4. Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno

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

  5. A re ka bua ka borai?

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

  6. Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang

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

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

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

  8. Ke itumelela go dira le wena

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

  9. A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?

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

  10. A ke boele go wena

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

  11. Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano

    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. Ke neng?

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

  2. Ke borai

    Ojehu mbohapy aravo (ohehu mbohapy aravo)

  3. Gompieno

    Ko'ẽ (ko'e)

  4. Borai

    Ko'ẽ ára (ko'e ara)

  5. Maabane

    Kuehe (kuehe)

  6. Mošupologo

    Arateĩ (aratei)

  7. Labobedi

    Arakõi (arakoi)

  8. Labone

    Ararundy (ararundy)

  9. Ngwaga

    Peteĩ (petei)

  10. Beke

    Mokõi (mokoi)

  11. Borai

    Mbohapy (mbohapy)

  12. Lesome

    Pota (pota)

  13. Bolekane

    Mba'epotĩ (mba'epoti)

  14. Sephiri

    Mboypy (mboypy)

  15. Go feta

    Ikatúva (ikatúva)

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