Unit 2 Lesson 2: El Verbo venir

Question 1

What is the capital city of Paraguay?

Answer 1

Asunción

Question 2

Where is San Lorenzo

Answer 2

San Lorenzo is a suburb of Asunción, which is the capital city of Paraguay.

Question 3

What is the food of San Lorenzo like

Answer 3

The cuisine is a mix of South American fare with Brazilian influences.

Question 4

1.

Popular foods in San Lorenzo

Answer 4

churrascarías. We love the asados, or barbecues. Asados, along with empanadas, and milanesas

Question 5

empanadas

Answer 5

empanadas, which are usually meat-filled pastries

Question 6

milanesas

Answer 6

milanesas, which are breaded and fried meat filets,

Question 7

IS Paraguay food spicy?

Answer 7

the food of Paraguay is not particularly spicy, there is something for everyone at the restaurants of San Lorenzo.

Question 8

Fast food in San Lorenzo

Answer 8

you can always find the typical fast food restaurants that serve hamburgers and other American foods, but there are also fast food restaurants for Paraguayan food that serve empanadas and other Paraguayan fare.

Question 9

Paraguay is a bilingual country, what two languages are spoken there

Answer 9

Paraguay is a bilingual country in which both Spanish and Guaraní are spoken. In Paraguay, Guaraní and Spanish share equal status as official languages.

Question 10

Where did Guarani come form

Answer 10

Guaraní is the language of the indigenous people of the region.

Question 11

Guaraní is still widely spoken today throughout Paraguay, although the number of Guaraní speakers had been reduced greatly, why is that

Answer 11

Guaraní is still widely spoken today throughout Paraguay, although the number of Guaraní speakers had been reduced greatly due to the colonization of the area by the Spanish.

Question 12

How was Guarani seen in the past vs now

Answer 12

Guaraní was once regarded as a non-prestige language. That is, people had negative associations and reactions to Guaraní. However, Guaraní is now seen as a source of pride and national identity.

Question 13

Many speakers of Spanish and Guaraní tend to mix the two languages. What is the mix of Spanish and Guarani called

Answer 13

This mix of the two languages is called jopará, which is the Guaraní word for mix.

Question 14

What language do the pople in the cities speak vs the people in rural areas

Answer 14

People in cities tend to speak more Spanish, while people in rural, less developed areas tend to speak more Guaraní.

Question 15

(Guarani word) hetereí

Answer 15

delicious

Question 16

Where does the word tranquilopa come from

Answer 16

“tranquilopa,” which is a mix of the Spanish word tranquilo and pa, which means “everything.”

Question 17

What does it mean if you say tranquilopa

Answer 17

when you say “tranquilopa,” you are saying that “everything is just fine.”

Question 18

( Guaraní) ahata ayu

Answer 18

see you later