Accommodation

1. Reservacionijax utjiwa. Sutijax Smith.

   Re-ser-va-cio-ni-jax ut-ji-wa. Su-ti-jax Smith.

   I have a reservation. My name is Smith.

   Usage

   Used at the hotel front desk when checking in

   Grammar Note

   Possession uses "-ja" (my): suti-ja = my name. "-ma" means "your", so sutima would be "your name". "Reservacionijax utjiwa" is the same pattern as bas-015

2. Ukax utax nayraqataw uñjañataki?

   U-kax u-tax nay-ra-qa-taw uñ-ja-ña-ta-ki?

   Can I see the room first?

   Usage

   Used when you want to inspect the room before deciding

   Grammar Note

   "-taki" is a purposive suffix meaning "in order to"

3. Alwata manq'ax ukar utjiti?

   Al-wa-ta man-q'ax u-kar ut-ji-ti?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Used to ask if breakfast is included

   Grammar Note

   Questions in Aymara are marked by the suffix "-ti"

4. Qhipata mistuñ muntwa.

   Qhi-pa-ta mis-tuñ mun-twa.

   Can I have a late check-out?

   Usage

   Used to request a later check-out time

   Grammar Note

   'I want to ...' is the verb stem (mistuñ) + muntwa (I want). 'Qhipata' means 'late' (behind in time)

5. Lift utjiti?

   Lift ut-ji-ti?

   Is there an elevator?

   Usage

   Used to ask if there is an elevator

   Grammar Note

   "utjiti" is the basic existential question form

6. Juk'amp mä almuhada churita.

   Ju-k'amp mä al-mu-ha-da chu-ri-ta.

   Could I get an extra pillow?

   Usage

   Used to request an additional pillow

   Grammar Note

   A request is made with 'churita' (give me: churaña + the 1st-person object -ita). 'Juk'amp' means 'more'. Pillow uses the Spanish loan almuhada

7. Aire acondicionadox janiw irnaqkiti.

   Ai-re a-con-di-cio-na-dox ja-niw ir-naq-ki-ti.

   The air conditioning is not working.

   Usage

   Used to report a broken air conditioner

   Grammar Note

   Negation brackets the verb as "janiw ... -kiti" (irnaqaña = to work/function). The old "jan munkiti" used munaña (to want) and meant "does not want", so it was corrected

8. Qawqha pachasa mistuñax?

   Qaw-qha pa-cha-sa mis-tu-ñax?

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Used to ask what time check-out is

   Grammar Note

   A clock time is asked with "qawqha pachasa" (the same form as in the Schedule & Booking category). The old "qawqha uru" used uru = "day", which asked "how many days"

9. Kawkhansa auto uchaña uta utji?

   Kawk-han-sa au-to u-cha-ña u-ta ut-ji?

   Is there parking available?

   Usage

   Used to ask about parking availability

   Grammar Note

   Standard location frame "Kawkhansa ... utji?" (where is ...?). uchaña = to put/place. "Auto" is a Spanish loan. The old yatiqaña means 'to learn' and could not express parking

10. Q'ipija akan imañ muntwa.

    Q'i-pi-ja a-kan i-mañ mun-twa.

    Can I store my luggage here?

    Usage

    Used to leave luggage at the hotel

    Grammar Note

    imaña = to keep/store (Laime 2020: Guardar), q'ipi = luggage/bundle. "-ja" is "my", "muntwa" is "I want". The old yatiqaña means 'to learn' and utjawipata did not mean 'here'

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