Appendix

Common Idioms

Ñe’ẽnga Jepivegua

Umi ñe’ẽnga ha’e ñe’ẽaty he’iséva peteĩ mba’e iñambuéva oje’e jave peteĩteĩva ha oje’e jave peteĩ aty ramo. Emañami ko ñe’ẽaty rehe “piece of cake”. Che ha’éramo, “I want a piece of cake” ha’esehína aipotaha tembi’u’arigua. Ha katu ha’éramo, “Learning English with EnglishConnect is a piece of cake”, ha’esehína ndahasyiha Inglés ñemoarandu EnglishConnect reheve. Pe ñe’ẽnga “piece of cake” he’ise “ndahasýiha”.

Umi ñe’ẽnga ojeporu oñeñe’ẽ jave jepiverõguáicha ha péicha jave ne ñe’ẽ ipu peteĩ oñe’ẽvaicha heñói guivete. Ñe’ẽnga omoĩ umi ta’anga ñane akãme ha omoheñói umi temiandu. Inglés-pe, opavave ojejuhu jave peteĩchaite, ore ro’e, “We’re all in the same boat”. Péva omoĩ ta’anga tapicha aty omba’apóva hína oñondivepa ygápe oho hag̃ua peteĩ tendápe. Oje’éramo, “We’re all in the same boat” omoheñói komunida ha jererahaporã remiandu.

Jaikuaa ha jaiporu umi ñe’ẽnga hetia’eterei! Iguýpe oĩ peteĩ lista umi ñe’ẽnga Inglés-pe ojeporuvéva.

Mba’éicha jaikuaa hag̃ua ñe’ẽnga:

1. Ema’ẽ pe ñe’ẽnga rehe. Eikuaa mba’épa he’ise ha tembiecharã.

2. Ehechakuaa umi upeichagua ñe’ẽnga ne ñe’ẽme.

3. Ejepy’amongeta mba’éichapa ikatu reiporu pe ñe’ẽnga.

4. Ehai ñe’ẽjoaju pe ñe’ẽnga reheve. Eiporu ne ñomongetápe.

5. Ejesareko pe ñe’ẽnga rehe remoñe’ẽ térã rehendu jave Inglés-pe.

Ñe’ẽnga	He’iséva	Tembiecharã
Ñe’ẽnga a piece of cake	He’iséva ndahasýiva	Tembiecharã That test was a piece of cake!
Ñe’ẽnga a blessing in disguise	He’iséva peteĩ mbaʼe porã ñepyrũme haʼetéva ivaiha	Tembiecharã She lost her job, but it was a blessing in disguise. She found a better job.
Ñe’ẽnga all in the same boat	He’iséva opavave oĩ peteĩ situasiõme	Tembiecharã Nobody can leave this room. We’re all in the same boat.
Ñe’ẽnga barking up the wrong tree	He’iséva oñeha’ã ojehupyty peteĩ mba’e ha katu ojejapo oĩvaiháicha	Tembiecharã If you think I’m going to loan you more money, you’re barking up the wrong tree.
Ñe’ẽnga better late than never	He’iséva iporãve oiko uperire ndoikóirangue mba’eveichavérõ	Tembiecharã A: He didn’t repay the money until last week. B: That’s okay. Better late than never.
Ñe’ẽnga birds of a feather flock together	He’iséva umi tapicha orekóva peteĩchagua teko, tekopy, jeguerohory térã mbaʼepota oñembayty jepi oñondive	Tembiecharã I was right that Paul and Ben would get along. Birds of a feather flock together.
Ñe’ẽnga no use crying over spilled milk	He’iséva noipytyvõi jajepyʼapy térã ñamaʼẽ tapykue gotyo umi mbaʼe osẽvaʼikuére ndaikatúiva oñemoambue	Tembiecharã We can’t get the money back, so let’s make a new plan. It’s no use crying over spilled milk.
Ñe’ẽnga don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched	He’iséva ndereikuaái gueteri mbaʼétapa pe osẽva, upévare ani ere upeichataha	Tembiecharã A: I will probably get a raise soon, so I bought a new bed! B: Well, don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. You might not get the raise.
Ñe’ẽnga get all your ducks in a row	He’iséva emohenda opaite mbaʼe ha oĩma hag̃uáicha tenondeverã	Tembiecharã We have to get all our ducks in a row before the family comes for a visit. Let’s start cleaning and cooking right now.
Ñe’ẽnga give me a hand	He’iséva chepytyvõ	Tembiecharã I can’t lift this sofa on my own. Can you give me a hand?
Ñe’ẽnga hang in there	He’iséva ani reñeme’ẽ	Tembiecharã I know learning English is very difficult. Hang in there.
Ñe’ẽnga it takes two to tango	He’iséva mokõive tapicha oikéva upe mba’e’apo térã jejavýpe oĩ responsable	Tembiecharã It is partially my fault that we were fighting. It takes two to tango.
Ñe’ẽnga keep an eye on	He’iséva ema’ẽ porãke	Tembiecharã My son has been misbehaving a lot lately, so please keep an eye on him to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Ñe’ẽnga let the cat out of the bag	He’iséva reikuaauka hag̃ua peteĩ mbaʼeñemi jesarekoʼỹ térã ojejaposégui	Tembiecharã I heard that someone let the cat out of the bag, so I might as well tell you myself—I’m pregnant!
Ñe’ẽnga out of the frying pan and into the fire	He’iséva resẽ peteĩ mbaʼe vaígui reike hag̃ua peteĩ mbaʼe ivaietevévape	Tembiecharã He didn’t like his previous job, so he quit, but now he can’t find a new job. He’s out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Ñe’ẽnga go out on a limb	He’iséva rejapo peteĩ mbaʼe oporohaʼãva ikatúva nemoĩ tekokangýpe	Tembiecharã I’m going to go out on a limb here and invest some money in this project, even though I don’t know if the project will be successful.
Ñe’ẽnga preaching to the choir	He’iséva reñehaʼãvo reipy’amovã peteĩ tapicha oĩmavape voi nendive	Tembiecharã They are already going to vote for him. He’s just preaching to the choir.
Ñe’ẽnga rub salt in the wound	He’iséva rembovaive pe oikóva remoñandúvo pe tapichápe ikulpaha térã regueromanduʼávo chupe ijejavy rehe	Tembiecharã I know I shouldn’t have done it. You don’t have to remind me and rub salt in the wound.
Ñe’ẽnga so far, so good	He’iséva koʼág̃a peve, oho porãmba umi mbaʼe	Tembiecharã This first month, they haven’t had any problems building the house. So far, so good.
Ñe’ẽnga the straw that broke the camel’s back	He’iséva peteĩ apañuãi michĩ oguerúva tuicha mbaʼe haʼe rupi heta apañuãi ojoapykuerigua paha	Tembiecharã We had a terrible week. Everything was going wrong. So when we missed the bus, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Ñe’ẽnga you’re pulling my leg	He’iséva regueroviaukase tapichakuérape ñembojaruhápe peteĩ mbaʼe oĩvaíva; rembotavývo chupekuéra	Tembiecharã No, that celebrity isn’t calling me. You’re pulling my leg.

Note

Nota

Temimboʼekuéra oguerohory oikuaávo umi ñeʼẽnga. kóina ápe mbovymi temimoʼã reipytyvõ hag̃ua chupekuéra oikuaa.

• Eiporavo peteĩ ñeʼẽnga opa ára remboʼe hag̃ua temimboʼekuérape. Emyasakã mbaʼépa heʼise ha eñeʼẽ umi tembiecharã rehe.

• Eheja tojopyru temimboʼekuéra oikuaauka hag̃ua peteĩ ñeʼẽnga ijaty peguakuérape. Ikatu oiporu hikuái ñeʼẽnga oĩva lista iguypeguápe térã oiporavo ambuéva haʼekuéra oikuaámava. Peteĩteĩ temimboʼe ikatu oikuaauka ijehegui, térã ikatu ombaʼapo hikuái oñoirũva ramo.

• Ejerure temimboʼekuérape tombojoja koʼã ñeʼẽnga umi iñeʼẽmegua ñeʼẽnga rehe. Tembiecharã, oporomokyreʼỹ hag̃ua ijetuʼu jave, tapichakuéra Estados Unidos-pegua heʼi, “Hang in there!” Mbaʼépa umi ñeʼẽ péicha heʼiséva ne remimboʼekuéra ñeʼẽ teépe?