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title: Speak like a local in Paraguay with these 7 secret phrases
description: "Seven popular slang expresions in Paraguay are: Ni impedo, Me pasó un Scania 360, Tesa Po'e, Me llegó el raudal, La raza Paraguaya es vencer or morir, Nderakore, and Japiro"
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# [Speak like a local in Paraguay with these 7 secret phrases](https://fluidospanish.com/fluido-blog/7-rare-phrases-to-sound-like-a-local-in-paraguay)

 Written by [Sam Goetz](https://fluidospanish.com/fluido-blog/author/sam-goetz) | Oct 20, 2025 8:41:28 PM

We went to the streets of Asuncion, and ask locals to teach us some Paraguayan slang. Here's what we learned:

1. Ni impedo!
2. Me pasó un Scania 360
3. Tesa Po'e
4. Me llegó el raudal
5. La raza Paraguaya es vencer or morir
6. Nderakore
7. Japiro

## Ni impedo

"Ni impedo" means, "not even if I was extremely drunk." Imagine your friend asks if you want to go on a date with somebody that you find very un attrictive. You might say "Ni impedo"!

## Me pasó un Scania 360

This roughly translates to: "I was hit by a Scania 360 (cargo truck model)". Use this for if you're really hungover, and can't make it somewhere. Sort of like, "Ugh, I feel like I was hit by a freight train.".

## Tesa po'e

Paraguayans like to mix the Guarani language in with their spanish, and here's a phrase to describe a friend who steals your girlfriend. You'll definitely get a laugh out of a group of locals if you use this right.

## Me llegó el raudal

Paraguay's bipolar weather can cause significant flooding in the streets. This phrase effectively means, I ran into a flood. This is an excuse locals use if they're late to something on a rainy day.

## La raza Paraguay es vencer or morir

Feeling Patriotic? Watching Paraguay play in the world cup? This means The Paraguayan people will conquer, or die trying.

## Nderakore

Dropped something, crashed your car, here's an exclamation for shit. Another Guarani word that's mixed in with Paraguayan Spanish.

## Japiro

This is another Guarani curse word that you should never use with strangers. The "J" is pronounced more like a "y". It's sort of like verbally giving somebody the middle finger. Very aggressive to use in a formal setting, but okay with friends. For example, two friends might say: "Hey can you pay the bill for dinner?. No, japiro, I didn't eat anything".

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