guyanés
/ɡuʝaˈnes/masculine
The English phrase "guyanese" is translated into Spanish as guyanés.
guyanés is used to refer to a person from Guyana as a noun, or to describe something pertaining to Guyana as an adjective. You can also indicate nationality by using the preposition de followed by the country name, Guyana.
Meaning: person from Guyana (noun)
Which one should you use?
The form guyanés is the masculine singular form. To refer to a person of female gender, you use guyanesa. For a group of women, use guyanesas, while a group of men or a mixed-gender group is referred to as guyaneses.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes based on gender and number: guyanés is masculine singular, guyanesa is feminine singular, guyaneses is masculine plural (used for mixed groups) and guyanesas is feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡuʝaˈnes/
Did you know?
- The word guyanés follows the same pattern as many European-derived nationalities in Spanish, where the final 's' is often very soft or almost silent in certain Caribbean or Andalusian accents.
- The suffix '-és' used in guyanés traces its roots back to the Latin suffix '-ēnsis', which was used to denote belonging to a specific place.
- Because guyanés ends in an accented vowel, the stress always falls on the final syllable, which differs from the English pronunciation where the stress is on the first syllable.
Examples in context
- Javier es un guayanés.Javier is a Guyanese.
- Él es un guyanés muy amable.He is a very kind Guyanese man.
- Conocí a un guyanés en la conferencia.I met a Guyanese man at the conference.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are talking about a new colleague at work.
- Sofía¿Sabes de dónde es el nuevo empleado?Do you know where the new employee is from?
- JavierSí, él es guyanés.Yes, he is Guyanese.
- Sofía¡Qué interesante! Me gustaría conocerlo.How interesting! I would like to meet him.
- JavierSeguro, es un guyanés muy simpático.For sure, he is a very nice Guyanese man.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “guyanese” translations and entries guyanés, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries guyanés, CC BY-SA 4.0.
