Flirting

1. Jumax wali sumawa

   Ju-max wa-li su-ma-wa

   You are very beautiful

   Usage

   Complimenting someone on their appearance

   Grammar Note

   suma is the fundamental Aymara adjective for beauty/harmony. It also appears in suma qamaña (good living)

2. Kunas sutimaxa?

   Ku-nas su-ti-ma-xa?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Naturally asking someone their name when meeting for the first time

   Grammar Note

   kuna is "what" and -sa forms the question. The 2nd-person possessive is -ma (sutima = your name; same form as "Kunas sutimaxa?"). -ta is not a 2nd-person possessive

3. Jumamp jikisiñax kusisiñawa

   Ju-mamp ji-ki-si-ñax ku-si-si-ña-wa

   I am glad to have met you

   Usage

   Expressing happiness and warmth at meeting someone

4. Nayampi umañ munitati?

   Na-yam-pi u-mañ mu-ni-ta-ti?

   Would you like to share a drink with me?

   Usage

   Inviting someone for a drink; sharing beverages is an important social act in Andean culture

   Grammar Note

   "To drink" is umaña and a drink is uma. mayt'aña means "to lend", not "to invite". Questions take -ti

5. Munsmawa

   Mun-sma-wa

   I like you

   Usage

   A simple, direct expression of affection

   Grammar Note

   The 1st-person-acts-on-2nd-person form is -sma (munsmawa = I like / love you). muntatwa stacks 2nd-person -ta on 1st-person -t, and collides with munta ("you want")

6. Jumat lup'iskthwa

   Ju-mat lu-p'isk-thwa

   I have been thinking about you all along

   Usage

   A romantic expression telling someone you have been thinking about them

   Grammar Note

   Kantata is the Spanish cantata, a musical form, and is not an Aymara second person pronoun — that is juma. jikxataña means 'to find', not 'to think'; to think is lup'iña. The combination progressive -sk plus 1st person -th plus assertive -wa is the same shape as unqusisktwa

7. Umañ sarañani

   U-mañ sa-ra-ña-ni

   Let us go for a drink together

   Usage

   Inviting someone you are interested in to go out for a drink

   Grammar Note

   -ñani forms the hortative "let us". "Go for a drink" is Umañ sarañani (same frame as Singani umañ sarañani). A drink is uma

8. Suma jaqiwa

   Su-ma ja-qi-wa

   You are a wonderful person

   Usage

   Complimenting someone on their character and personality in a romantic way

   Grammar Note

   jaqi means "person/human" in Aymara. suma jaqi means "a good/wonderful person"

9. Umañani, salud!

   U-ma-ña-ni, sa-lud!

   Let us drink together, cheers!

   Usage

   A friendly toast used to get closer to someone you are interested in

   Grammar Note

   umaña "to drink". -ñani forms "let us". salud is the Spanish loan for "cheers"

10. Yaqha uruw jikisiñkama

    Ya-qha u-ruw ji-ki-siñ-ka-ma

    Let us meet again another day

    Usage

    Suggesting a future meeting after a date or first encounter

    Grammar Note

    yaqha is "other", jikisiña is "to meet" and -kama is "until". "Let us meet another day" follows the pattern of Jikisiñkama (goodbye, "until we meet"). jaytasiña belongs to "to part / leave", not "reunion"

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