Contacts & SNS

1. Sutimax kunasa?

   Su-ti-max ku-na-sa?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask someone their name when first meeting

   Grammar Note

   Possession on nouns is a suffix: -ma is 'your' (suti-ma = your name) and -ja is 'my'. The standard question is "Sutimax kunasa?". The old -ta is the 2nd-person marker on verbs, not a noun possessive

2. Kawkitsa juttasa?

   Kaw-kit-sa jut-ta-sa?

   Where do you come from?

   Usage

   A natural conversation opener asking about someone's origin

   Grammar Note

   'From where' is kawki + the ablative -ta (Kawkitsa = Kawki-ta-sa). "-ru" means 'to', so the old Kawkirusa meant 'to where'. juttasa is the 2nd person of jutaña ('to come') + question -sa

3. Sumawa tupasitaxa

   Su-ma-wa tu-pa-si-ta-xa

   It is good to have met you

   Usage

   Expressing pleasure at meeting someone for the first time

   Grammar Note

   tupaña means "to meet/encounter". -si marks reciprocal action, -ta 2nd person, -xa topic

4. Correojax akawa

   Co-rre-o-jax a-ka-wa

   This is my email address

   Usage

   Sharing your email address when exchanging contact details

   Grammar Note

   'This' in Aymara is aka. First-person possession is -ja. The Aymara coinage for email is aru jalayiri, but when showing an address, the Spanish correo is better understood

5. Telefonuman nümbirux qawqhasa?

   Te-le-fo-nu-man nüm-bi-rux qaw-qha-sa?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's phone number to stay in contact

   Grammar Note

   telefonu and número are Spanish loanwords. 2nd-person possession is "-ma" (telefonu-ma = your phone). Quantity and number are asked with qawqha; kunayma means 'various', so it cannot ask for a number. The old -tan was not a 2nd-person possessive

6. WhatsApp nümbiru churita

   WhatsApp nüm-bi-ru chu-ri-ta

   Please give me your WhatsApp number

   Usage

   Exchanging WhatsApp numbers as a modern way to stay in contact

   Grammar Note

   WhatsApp is widely used across Latin America including Bolivia. 'Give me' is churita (churaña 'to give' + the 1st-person object -ita)

7. Redes socialesna uñjasiñani

   Re-des so-cia-les-na uñ-ja-si-ña-ni

   Let us connect on social media

   Usage

   Suggesting to connect on social media with someone you met while traveling

   Grammar Note

   redes sociales is Spanish for 'social networks'. The Aymara locative is -na (-pi is Quechua, as explained in art-001). uñjasiña is 'to see each other / meet' and -ñani is 'let us'. The old uñkataña is closer to 'to catch sight of' than 'to connect'

8. Dirección churita, yuspagara

   Di-rec-ción chu-ri-ta, yus-pa-ga-ra

   Please give me your address, thank you

   Usage

   Asking for someone's address to visit or send something

   Grammar Note

   dirección is a Spanish loan. 'Give me' is churita (churaña + -ita) and 'thank you' is yuspagara (the standard form, as in bas-004). The old jallalla is a cheer ('hurrah / go for it'), not 'thank you'

9. Jiwasanakax amigonakawa

   Ji-wa-sa-na-kax a-mi-go-na-ka-wa

   We are friends

   Usage

   Affirming a friendship formed during travels — a warm connection-making phrase

   Grammar Note

   jiwasa is the inclusive "we" (speaker and listener included). -naka pluralizes nouns

10. Manq'añataki jutam

    Man-q'a-ña-ta-ki ju-tam

    I invite you to eat with me

    Usage

    Inviting a new friend or acquaintance to share a meal — communal eating is central to Aymara culture

    Grammar Note

    'Inviting someone to a meal' is expressed as 'come in order to eat'. Jutaña = to come, -taki = for, manq'aña = to eat

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