Runa Simi 1/Lesson 1

You will learn ... / runa simi... Simple vocabulary Simple conversation (Greetings, 'How are you' etc.) How to talk about yourself and others How to ask questions Quechua pronunciation For help in pronouncing Quechua words : Quechua pronunciation Simple vocabulary Postpositions Quechua English -pi (Limapi) In (In Lima) -wan (Luwiswan) With (With Luis) -pas (Luwispas) Also (Luis also) -ta (Puliwyata) To (To Bolivia) -man (Qusquman) Up to (Up to Cuzco) -manta (Arhintinamanta) From (From Argentina) Greetings Quechua English Allin p'unchaw  ! Good day! Allin p'unchaw qampaq ! Good day to you! Allin p'unchaw ! Good morning! Allin tuta! Good evening! Goodbyes Quechua English Goodbye! tupananchiskama Goodbye (pl.) all! allin chisi Good night! allin tuta qamkunapaq ! Good night to you all! paqarinkama Until tomorrow! kunan ñuqa ripuni . I must go now. Courtesy Quechua English Imaynallan ? How are you? Allillanchu ? (Are you) fine ? Allillanmi ! Fine ! Kusa Well enough. / Okay. allin-allin/ sumaqmi Grand! / Excellent! allin-allin/ sumaq- Fine! / Splendid! Yusulpayki. Thank you. Qanri ? And you ? Ñuqapas allillanmi ! I am well too ! Questions Quechua English Imatan ruwachkanki? What are you doing? Imatataq mamaykita ? How’s your mother? Tayta Father wawki Brother pani Sister Misi Cat Alqu Dog manam unqunchu payqa? Isn’t she ill? Describing yourself Quechua English Sutiyqa Karlusmi/ Annim. My name is charles/ Anni ñuqaqa Karlusmi kani . I’m charles. Qusqumantan kani. I’m a Cuzco man. ñuqa qusqu warmi kani . I’m a Cuzco woman. ñuqa Inkilis runa kani . I’m an Englishman. ...-ta rimachkanim. I speak... / I am speaking... Runa Simi Quechua Inkilis simi English Pharansi simi French Ispañya simi / kastilla simi Spanish Other words Quechua English Ñuqa I, me Qan You (one person) Pay He, him Pay She, her Ñuqanchis (inclusive) Ñuqayku (exclusive) We, us Qankuna You (pl.) Paykuna They, them ...-n/-mi Is (copula) Manachu ...? Isn’t he/she/it... ? ...-qa yachashanin. ... learns / is learning ! Good Luck! -wan With The course Pi Who? Maypi Where? Ima? What? Hayk'aq? When, what time? Imarayku? Why? Imayna? How? Paqarin, q'aya p'unchaw Tomorrow Inti Sun Killa Moon Quyllur Star Phuyu Cloud Rit'i Snow Mallki Tree Rapi (raphi, rap'i) Leaf T'ika, wayta Flower Qiwa Grass Quri Gold Qullqi Money (silver) Unancha Flag Suwa Thief Sunqu suwa Heart stealer, (romantic) Urpillay, sunqullay My beloved Ñan Street Kura Priest Exercises Ex 1 : Quiz Go to the Quiz. Ex 2 : Memory training Write out the Quechua words, section by section. Have 2 columns, clearly separated, and write Quechua and English. Then cover up one column (eg. English) with paper and write the corresponding words on the paper. Then try it the other way round, cover up the Quechua, and write out the words using the English as cues. This will be a little bit more difficult. Repeat all this after an interval, the more you do it the easier you will remember the words. If you want to add words to this page, please make sure you put them into a sentence in Lesson 2 wherever you can.

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