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/Pronunciation pending — Guaraní word/
The Guaraní word for "what," "thing," or "matter," used in Paraguay as part of Jopara: the everyday natural blend of Guaraní and Spanish that most Paraguayans speak. You will hear "mba'e" woven into sentences that are otherwise entirely in Spanish, a reminder that Guaraní is a co-official language very much alive in daily life.
“¿Mba'e hacés?”
“What are you doing?”
“No sé qué mba'e pasó ahí.”
“I don't know what happened there.”
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/Pronunciation pending — Guaraní word/
The Guaraní word for "what," "thing," or "matter," used in Paraguay as part of Jopara: the everyday natural blend of Guaraní and Spanish that most Paraguayans speak. You will hear "mba'e" woven into sentences that are otherwise entirely in Spanish, a reminder that Guaraní is a co-official language very much alive in daily life.
“¿Mba'e hacés?”
“What are you doing?”
“No sé qué mba'e pasó ahí.”
“I don't know what happened there.”
Aguaje
Showing off, bragging, acting like you have more than you actually do. In Venezuela and Colombia, making aguaje is all show with no substance, faking wealth, power, or importance you don't have.