Shipibo Foundations · Module 1: Beginnings · Lesson 6 of 6

Thanks and goodbyes

By the end you can thank someone and say goodbye without switching to Spanish.

5 new words · about 8 minutes

Bekanwe! Welcome — come in! — Báwa is with you for Module 1.

Irake — thank you. Stronger: Irake ichabires — thank you very much. Shipibo has two goodbyes and choosing correctly is a small sign of respect: Kabanon to one person, Bobakanon to a group.
Culture note. A small courtesy with outsized effect: matching your goodbye to the number of people in front of you.
✓ sourced Chat 1-1 02:13 · nothing invented

The words

Read each one. The next screen hides the meaning so you can test yourself.

IrakeThank you
Irake ichabiresThank you very much
KabanonGoodbye — to one person
BobakanonGoodbye — to a group
Eara moa kaiI'm leaving already

Cover the meaning

Say it before you flip. Be honest — "again" brings it back.

tap to reveal
tap to flip back

Match the pairs

Tap a Shipibo word, then its meaning.

In a sentence

Try translating each line yourself before you tap.

Irake jatiibi! Bobakanon!
tap to translate
Thank you everyone! Goodbye (all)!
Eara moa kai.
tap to translate
I'm leaving already — the everyday way to excuse yourself.
Try it. End your next conversation with the right goodbye for the number of people in it.

Build the sentence

Tap the words into order.

Say:

Now you write it

Accents optional while you learn — jakon = jakón.

Check yourself

Leaving a group of friends, you say…
'Thank you very much' is…
Báwa
✓

Lesson complete

Báwa approves — Jakonshaman!

You can now thank someone and say goodbye without switching to Spanish.

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