Paraguayan Spanish→English

Translate Paraguayan Spanish to English the way locals mean it.

Paraguayan Spanish often uses voseo, Guaraní expressions, and softeners like na, luego, and un poco in ways that change the force of a message beyond the literal words.

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What locals actually say

Esperá na, ya voy.

Hang on, I’m coming.

Na softens the imperative, so it sounds like a friendly request rather than a blunt command.

Vení un poco, angá, hace rato que no te vemos.

Come by sometime, we haven’t seen you in ages.

Un poco softens the invitation instead of strictly limiting the visit, while angá adds affection or a note of longing.

Vos luego sabés cómo es esto.

You know perfectly well how this works.

Luego here is an emphatic particle meaning something like of course or perfectly well, not later, and vos marks the Paraguayan voseo form.

Pasame un poco esos diez mil, na, mañana te devuelvo.

Spot me ten thousand guaraníes, will you? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.

“Un poco” and “na” soften the voseo request, making the money request sound casual and familiar.

Andá derecho nomás y doblá a la derecha después del copetín.

Just go straight and turn right after the copetín.

“Nomás” is a characteristic Paraguayan softener meaning “just,” while “copetín” refers to a local snack bar.

¿Ya comiste? Hay chipa caliente, vení a probar un poco.

Have you eaten? There’s hot chipa, come try some.

“Chipa” is a Paraguayan Guaraní loanword for the familiar cheese bread, and “vení” shows voseo.

Hace un calorazo, na; llevá tu tereré si salís.

It’s scorching, okay? Take your tereré if you head out.

“Tereré” names Paraguay’s cold yerba mate drink, while “na” adds a friendly softener.

Estoy medio kaigue hoy, luego te cuento.

I’m kind of wiped out today. I’ll tell you about it later.

“Kaigue” is a Guaraní loanword used for feeling tired or drained, and “luego” works as a characteristic Paraguayan softener.

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How Paraguayan Spanish differs

Paraguayan Spanish. Voseo (vos tenés); Guaraní loanwords locals mix in casually (mba'éichapa greeting can stay Spanish, but na as softener, angá); luego and un poco as characteristic softeners.

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