Quechua/A1/Lesson 1

It is not expected that you'll be able to pronounce Quechua correctly just from reading the last lesson, however as you complete the next lessons it is suggested that you keep going back to the first lesson as a reference. This will hopefully help you internalise the rules.

Conversation

Following is a possible basic conversation in Quechua:

Antuku: Yaw! Wawqiy! Mayman richkanki?

Joe: Wasiyman richkani. Qanri?

Antuku: Qhatuman richkani. Tupananchiskama!

Joe: Ratukama.

Translation:

Antuku: Hey! Brother! Where are (you) going?

Joe: (I) am going to my house. And you?

Antuku: (I) am going to the market. 'Till we meet again!

Joe: See you later.

Grammar

As you can see in the conversation, the verb form "richkanki" is for second-person singular and "richkani" for first-person.

Here we will give an overview of all persons (yachachiy = to teach):

	Singular	Plural
First	yachachini	yachachinchis (inclusive) yachachiniku (exclusive)
Second	yachachinki	yachachinkichis
Third	yachachin	yachachinku

These are the personal pronouns.

	Singular	Plural
First	Ñuqa	Ñuqanchik (inclusive) Ñuqayku (exclusive)
Second	Qam	Qamkuna
Third	Pay	Paykuna