Business & Work

1. Tantachawimpi nayraqataru churañataki munapxtwa.

   Tan-ta-cha-wim-pi nay-ra-qa-ta-ru chu-ra-ña-ta-ki mu-nap-xtwa.

   I'd like to schedule a meeting.

   Usage

   Used in Aymara to request scheduling a business meeting

   Grammar Note

   'Munapxtwa' means 'we want' (-px is plural, -twa is first person), a polite way to ask on behalf of a company. The singular 'I want' is muntwa. 'Churañataki' means 'in order to give'

2. Tarjetajax churäma.

   Tar-je-ta-jax chu-rä-ma.

   Let me give you my business card.

   Usage

   Used in Aymara for handing over a business card

   Grammar Note

   Churäma is churaña ('to give') in the 'I will do it to you' future (-ä = 1st-person future, -ma = to you). A business card is the Spanish loan tarjeta

3. Tantachawi arsuwi sartañatakiwa juttha.

   Tan-ta-cha-wi ar-su-wi sar-ta-ña-ta-ki-wa jut-tha.

   I'm here for a conference.

   Usage

   Used in Aymara to explain conference attendance

   Grammar Note

   "juttha" is the Aymara past perfect form meaning "I came/arrived"

4. Ampi suma, aka gastutaki recibo churita.

   Am-pi su-ma, a-ka gas-tu-ta-ki re-ci-bo chu-ri-ta.

   Could I have a receipt for this expense?

   Usage

   Used in Aymara to request a receipt for expenses

   Grammar Note

   'Please give me a receipt' is recibo churita (same pattern as bank-008): churaña + the 1st-person object -ita = 'give me'. "-taki" means 'for'. The qillqt'ata in the word list did not appear in the text and was removed

5. Kawkhansa jak'a tantachawinakan utanaka utji?

   Kawk-han-sa jak'a tan-ta-cha-wi-na-kan u-ta-na-ka ut-ji?

   Where is the nearest coworking space?

   Usage

   Used in Aymara to find a shared workspace

   Grammar Note

   The standard location frame "Kawkhansa ... utji?" (where is ...?) plus jak'a 'near' (as in bank-001 jak'a ATM) gives 'nearest'. The old kawkirina means 'of which', not a word for asking location

6. Kimsa pachana tantachawi utjiwa.

   Kim-sa pa-cha-na tan-ta-cha-wi ut-ji-wa.

   I have a meeting at three o'clock.

   Usage

   Used in Aymara to state a scheduled meeting

   Grammar Note

   "kimsa" is the Aymara numeral for three; "pacha" means "time/hour"

7. Kaphiya umt'añataki aka parlañani?

   Ka-phi-ya umt'a-ña-ta-ki a-ka par-la-ña-ni?

   Can we discuss this over coffee?

   Usage

   Used in Aymara to propose a discussion over coffee

   Grammar Note

   Coffee is Kaphiya. 'Umt'añataki' means 'in order to drink'. '-ñani' means 'let's ...'

8. Amtäwi qillqata correojaru apayita.

   Am-tä-wi qill-qa-ta co-rre-o-ja-ru a-pa-yi-ta.

   Please send me the contract by email.

   Usage

   Used in Aymara to request sending a contract

   Grammar Note

   The old imaña means 'to keep, to store' (Laime 2020: imaña. v. tr. Guardar), not 'obligation, promise'. A contract is amtäwi (Layme 2011: amtäwi 'Acuerdo, contrato'). The old card also contradicted itself — the word list said apsuna while the text read apsuñataki — and apsuña means 'to take out', not 'to send'; sending is apayaña

9. Kunawsatix jalaqtañani, sumjama lurasiñataki munapxtwa.

   Ku-naw-sa-tix ja-laq-ta-ña-ni, sum-ja-ma lu-ra-si-ña-ta-ki mu-nap-xtwa.

   I look forward to working with you.

   Usage

   Used in Aymara to welcome a new business partnership

   Grammar Note

   "munapxtwa" expresses desire in Aymara, used for polite expressions of hope

10. Tantachawi uta utjiti?

    Tan-ta-cha-wi u-ta ut-ji-ti?

    Do you have a conference room available?

    Usage

    Used in Aymara to ask about conference room availability

    Grammar Note

    The existential question is utji + -ti = utjiti ('is there?'). "-iri" forms agent nouns ('one who ...'), not questions (the old utjiri was wrong)

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