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Paraguayan greetings: mba'éichapa, adió

Alongside Spanish buenas, Paraguayans greet in Guaraní: mba'éichapa ('how are you?'), iporã ('good'). 'Adió' is also an exclamation of surprise.

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Explanation

Alongside Spanish buenos días / buenas, Paraguayans greet in Guaraní: mba'éichapa ('how are you?'), answered iporã ('good/well'). 'Adió' (a clipped adiós) is a common exclamation of surprise, not only a farewell. Address terms include che (hey) and family words.

Greetings often switch between Spanish and Guaraní in the same exchange, and the warm, particle-laden style (na, che) marks closeness. Returning a mba'éichapa with iporã, gracias earns immediate goodwill.

The repertoire stretches further in casual speech: ¿mba'éichapa la vida?, the reply todo tranqui, and farewells like jajotopata ('see you'). As across the region, asking after family is part of the greeting, not an afterthought, and che + a name is the warm everyday way to get someone's attention.

Examples

—Mba'éichapa. —Iporã, gracias, ¿y vos?
—How are you? —Good, thanks, and you?

Region: PY

¡Adió! No sabía.
Oh wow! I didn't know.

Region: PY

—¿Mba'éichapa? —Todo tranqui, ¿y vos?
—How's it going? —All chill, and you?

Region: PY

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