Banking & ATM

1. Kawkhansa jak'a ATM utji?

   Kaw-khan-sa ja-k'a A-T-M ut-ji?

   Where is the nearest ATM?

   Usage

   Used to find the nearest ATM when you need cash

   Grammar Note

   Kuna means 'what'. 'Where' is kawki / kawkha, and the standard frame for asking about a place is Kawkhansa … utji?

2. Qullqi apsuña muntwa.

   Qull-qi ap-su-ña mun-twa.

   I'd like to withdraw money.

   Usage

   Used at an ATM or bank to withdraw cash

   Grammar Note

   'To withdraw' is apsuña ('to take out'), like the Spanish sacar dinero. The first person is muntwa

3. Akana qullqi turkañax utjiti?

   A-ka-na qull-qi tur-ka-ñax ut-ji-ti?

   Can I exchange currency here?

   Usage

   Used to ask about currency exchange

   Grammar Note

   The old aljaña means 'to sell' (Laime 2020: aljaña. v. tr. Vender), not 'to exchange'. Exchanging is turkaña (Layme 2011: Trocar. Cambiar. Canjear), already used in the ay-mon cards. Note that alaña 'to buy' and aljaña 'to sell' are a near minimal pair

4. Tarjetajax janiw walikiti.

   Tar-je-ta-jax ja-niw wa-li-ki-ti.

   My card is not working.

   Usage

   Used to report a card problem

   Grammar Note

   Possession is marked by the suffix -ja on the stem. Amparatiwa comes from ampara 'hand'. Negation uses the frame janiw … -ti

5. Qullqi turkañax qawqhasa?

   Qull-qi tur-ka-ñax qaw-qha-sa?

   What is the exchange rate?

   Usage

   Used to check the exchange rate

   Grammar Note

   Quantity is asked with qawqha ('Qawqhasa?' = how much?)

6. Akana comisión utjiti?

   A-ka-na co-mi-sión ut-ji-ti?

   Is there a transaction fee?

   Usage

   Used to ask if a transaction fee applies

   Grammar Note

   The Aymara demonstrative is aka and the locative is -na, giving akana ('here'). There is no native word for transaction fee, so the Spanish word is borrowed

7. Qullqi apayaña muntwa.

   Qull-qi a-pa-ya-ña mun-twa.

   I'd like to transfer money.

   Usage

   Used to request a money transfer at a bank

   Grammar Note

   Apayaña was already correct, but the old card wrote the 1st person as muntha. The 1st person present in this language is -t(wa); UniMorph aym lists munt (V;PRS;1;SG)

8. Ampi suma, recibo churita.

   Am-pi su-ma, re-ci-bo chu-ri-ta.

   Can I get a receipt?

   Usage

   Used to request a receipt

   Grammar Note

   'Give me' is churaña + -ita (churita)

9. Tarjetajax chhaqhatawa, yatiyaña muntwa.

   Tar-je-ta-jax chha-qha-ta-wa, ya-ti-ya-ña mun-twa.

   I need to report a lost card.

   Usage

   Used to report a lost card

   Grammar Note

   The old chinukitawa comes from chinuña 'to tie, to knot' (Laime 2020: Amarrar. Atar) and cannot mean 'lost'. 'Is lost' is chhaqhatawa, already present in this language's data in the ay-emer cards. 'To report' is yatiyaña (Laime 2020: Comunicar. Transmitir, informar, avisar)

10. Bancox kunapachasa jist'ari?

    Ban-cox ku-na-pa-cha-sa jis-t'a-ri?

    What are your opening hours?

    Usage

    Used to ask about business hours

    Grammar Note

    Kuna means 'what'. A point in time is kunapacha. 'To open' is jist'araña, and its 3rd person present is jist'ari

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