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Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish la garantía soy yo (“take my word”, literally “I am the guarantee/warranty”).
Popularised by a SEMP Toshiba advertisement from the 90s in which a Japanese-Paraguayan salesman uses the phrase to promote his VHS player. Paraguay was notorious as a port of entry for pirated goods in Brazil.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /la ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈti.ɐ ˈsoj ˈd͡ʒo/ , /la ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɐ ˈsoj ˈd͡ʒo/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /la ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈti.ɐ ˈsoj ˈd͡ʒo/ , /la ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɐ ˈsoj ˈd͡ʒo/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈti.a ˈsoj ˈd͡ʒo/ , /la ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.a ˈsoj ˈd͡ʒo/
Phrase
la garantia soy yo
- (Brazil, humorous) you will have to take my word
- Luciano R. Rodrigues, Crônica Nipônica in 2011, Luciano R. Rodrigues, Crônicas Noturnas, Clube de Autores, pages 6-7:
- Aí seu Kisugateusangi... tive de vender até o meu computador, que garantia vou ter desse negócio?
- La garantia soy yo, né? Agora passa o dinheiro pra Norimaro que Norimaro ajeita tudo.- - Hey mr. Husaksyurblud... I even had to sell my computer, what guarantee do I have for this deal?
-You just gotta take my word, OK? Now hand over the money to Norimaro and Norimaro will get everything going.
- (Brazil, sarcastic) implies that someone who is demanding trust cannot be trusted or depended on; source: trust me bro
2006, Mauro Castro, Taxitramas: diário de um taxista, Clube de Autores, page 29:Todos artigos genuinamente falsificados. La garantia soy yo!- All articles genuinely falsified. I am the warranty!