Hotel

1. Mayni cuarto reservaskaraktwa

   May-ni cuar-to re-ser-vas-ka-rakt-wa

   I have a room reservation

   Usage

   Announcing your reservation at hotel check-in

   Grammar Note

   reservaña is borrowed from Spanish reservar; it is fully integrated into Aymara verbal morphology

2. Cuartun llavepa churita

   Cuar-tun lla-ve-pa chu-ri-ta

   Please give me the room key

   Usage

   Asking for the room key at the front desk

   Grammar Note

   Spanish loanwords cuarto and llave take Aymara case suffixes — textbook integration of loanwords

3. Alwata manq'ax kuna horasana?

   Al-wa-ta man-q'ax ku-na ho-ra-sa-na?

   What time is breakfast?

   Usage

   Asking about meal times at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   kuna is the "what" interrogative. hora is borrowed from Spanish hora (hour)

4. Paqaru salirttha

   Pa-qa-ru sa-lirt-tha

   I will check out tomorrow

   Usage

   Informing the hotel of your check-out plan

   Grammar Note

   paqaru is the native Aymara word for "tomorrow". salirttha is from Spanish salir (to leave)

5. Yanapt'ita, usunitwa

   Ya-nap-t'i-ta, u-su-ni-twa

   Please help me, I am feeling ill

   Usage

   Calling for help when feeling sick at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   yanapt'ita is the stock "please help me" used on about thirty other cards. usu is "illness"; -ni (having) + -twa (first person) gives "I am ill", the same pattern as Asmanitwa "I have asthma" in the Health & Hospital category

6. Hotelana wi-fi utjiti?

   Ho-te-la-na wi-fi ut-ji-ti?

   Is there Wi-Fi in this hotel?

   Usage

   Asking about internet connectivity at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   -na is the Aymara locative suffix "in/at". "Is there X in Y?" is Y + -na + X + utjiti? Wi-fi is a modern loanword from English

7. Cuartux kawkiri pisunsa?

   Cuar-tux kaw-ki-ri pi-sun-sa?

   What floor is the room on?

   Usage

   Asking which floor your hotel room is located on

   Grammar Note

   There is no native word for a building 'floor', so the Spanish piso is borrowed as is. Pata means 'top, tier'

8. Duchana junt'u uma utjiti?

   Du-cha-na jun-t'u u-ma ut-ji-ti?

   Does the shower have hot water?

   Usage

   Checking for hot water in the shower — critical at high Andean altitudes where it can be cold

   Grammar Note

   Uma is a native Aymara word for 'water'. 'Warm, hot' is junt'u. 'Is there ... at ...?' takes the form place + -na (locative) + noun + utjiti?. Hot water matters to travelers at altitude

9. Cuartu limpiapxitama, yuspagara

   Cuar-tu lim-pia-pxi-ta-ma, yus-pa-ga-ra

   Please clean the room, thank you

   Usage

   Asking hotel staff to clean the room

   Grammar Note

   limpiar "to clean" is borrowed from Spanish and fully integrated into Aymara verbal morphology

10. Cuartu askirakiwa, yuspagara

    Cuar-tu as-ki-ra-ki-wa, yus-pa-ga-ra

    The room is very comfortable, thank you

    Usage

    Expressing satisfaction with the room to hotel staff

    Grammar Note

    aski is a core Aymara adjective meaning "good/fitting/comfortable". -raki intensifies the meaning

11. Toalla

    Towel

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

12. Ch'ijma

    Pillow

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

13. Frasada

    Blanket

    Usage

    Nights are cold at altitude — to ask for one more

14. Jawuna

    Soap

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

15. Champú

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

16. Papel higiénico

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    When the room or the toilet has run out

17. Cuartu q'umachapxita

    Please clean the room

    Usage

    Show it to housekeeping

18. Amuki kuartu

    A quiet room

    Usage

    State the preference at check-in

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