Markets & Souvenirs

1. Akax qawqhasa?

   A-kax qaw-qha-sa?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   Basic price inquiry

   Grammar Note

   Price is asked with qawqha (Qawqhasa?). Kunalayku means 'why, for what purpose'

2. Chani iraqañax utjiti?

   Cha-ni i-ra-qa-ñax ut-ji-ti?

   Can I negotiate the price?

   Usage

   Bargaining at the market

   Grammar Note

   'Discount' is chani iraqaña ('to lower the price')

3. Nayax [chani] churä.

   Na-yax [cha-ni] chu-rä.

   I offer [price].

   Usage

   Making a counter offer

   Grammar Note

   The 1st person future is stem + -ä (Laime 2010 example: Nayaxa markaruwa sarä 'I will go to town'). churaña is glossed dar in CONADI. The old qillqiristä is built on qillqaña 'to write' and cannot mean to offer a price

4. Ampi suma, chani iraqt'am.

   Am-pi su-ma, cha-ni i-ra-qt'am.

   Can I get a discount?

   Usage

   Discount request for bulk or last item

   Grammar Note

   The 2nd person imperative is the root + -m. Ampi is a polite interjection used to make a request or to ask for attention

5. Akax amparampi luratati?

   A-kax am-pa-ram-pi lu-ra-ta-ti?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Checking if item is handmade

   Grammar Note

   luraña is glossed hacer, elaborar and ampara mano, brazo in CONADI. The -ta participle gives 'made'. The old ukhamax lurataski means 'is made that way' and does not ask about handcraft

6. Akax kunampi lurata?

   A-kax ku-nam-pi lu-ra-ta?

   What is this made of?

   Usage

   Asking about material

   Grammar Note

   kuna is glossed ¿que? in CONADI. -mpi marks instrument and accompaniment (Beginning Aymara: mpi 'with')

7. Ampi suma, regalotaki k'irut'am.

   Am-pi su-ma, re-ga-lo-ta-ki k'i-ru-t'am.

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Gift wrapping request

   Grammar Note

   To wrap is k'iruña (Laime 2010: ENVOLVER. tr. Cubrir ciñendo. K'iruña, llawuña). The old imatasmam is built on imaña 'to store, hide', not 'to wrap'

8. Kawkhansa aruma qhathu utji?

   Kaw-khan-sa a-ru-ma qha-thu ut-ji?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Asking where the night market is

   Grammar Note

   'Market' is qhathu. The frame for asking about a place is Kawkhansa … utji?

9. Ampi suma, recibo churita.

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

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Requesting a receipt

   Grammar Note

   Churita is the imperative form of churaña, meaning 'give me'

10. Qhathux kunapachasa jist'arata?

    Qha-thux ku-na-pa-cha-sa jis-t'a-ra-ta?

    What are the market opening hours?

    Usage

    Asking about market hours

    Grammar Note

    Open is jist'arata; Laime 2010 gives the full example 'La puerta está abierta: Punkuxa jist'aratäskiwa'. The old text had neither a working interrogative nor a working word order

11. Uñasktwa, yuspagara.

    U-ñask-twa, yus-pa-ga-ra.

    I'm just looking, thank you.

    Usage

    Politely declining a sales pitch

    Grammar Note

    uñaña is glossed ver, observar in CONADI. Progressive -ska plus 1st person -t plus assertive -wa. The old uñakipt jan chhaqtamkti breaks the jani(w) … -kiti negative frame and uses chhaqtaña 'to disappear'

12. Tarjetampi pagañax utjiti?

    Tar-je-tam-pi pa-ga-ñax ut-ji-ti?

    Do you accept card payment?

    Usage

    Checking if card payment is accepted

    Grammar Note

    Spanish verbs are borrowed by adding -ña to the stem (the same form as Pagañax utjiti? 'Is there a charge?'). The means is expressed with -mpi

13. Aka amtataki alaña muntwa.

    A-ka am-ta-ta-ki a-la-ña munt-wa.

    I'd like to buy this as a souvenir.

    Usage

    Stating intent to buy as souvenir

    Grammar Note

    A keepsake is amta (Laime 2010: RECUERDO … Amta). To buy is alaña (Laime 2010: COMPRAR. tr. Adquirir utilizando el dinero. Alaña)

14. Aka yaqha markar apayañax utjiti?

    A-ka ya-qha mar-kar a-pa-ya-ñax ut-ji-ti?

    Can this be shipped internationally?

    Usage

    International shipping inquiry

    Grammar Note

    'To send' is apayaña. Yaqha means 'other' (yaqharu 'to another', yaqhana 'of another')

15. Kawkirisa juk'ampi suma?

    Kaw-ki-ri-sa juk'am-pi su-ma?

    What's your best item?

    Usage

    Asking for best product

    Grammar Note

    Comparatives and superlatives are formed by placing juk'ampi 'more' before the adjective (as in Aymar juk'amp yatiqañatakiwa). Kawkiri means 'which'

16. Chanit parlasiñax utjiti?

    Cha-nit par-la-si-ñax ut-ji-ti?

    Is the price negotiable?

    Usage

    Checking if price is fixed or negotiable

    Grammar Note

    parlaña is glossed charlar, conversar … hablar in CONADI; the reciprocal -si gives 'to negotiate'. The old sentence ended in yatxataña 'to learn, know' and therefore did not ask whether something is possible

17. Yaqha tamaño utjiti?

    Ya-qha ta-ma-ño ut-ji-ti?

    Do you have a different size?

    Usage

    Asking for different size

    Grammar Note

    'Other' is yaqha. Juk'ampi means 'more'. 'Size' borrows the Spanish tamaño

18. Akax ancha chaniniwa.

    A-kax an-cha cha-ni-ni-wa.

    This is too expensive.

    Usage

    Expressing something is too expensive

    Grammar Note

    chani is price and chanini is 'a thing that carries a price' (CONADI: CHANINI objeto que tiene precio); with ancha 'too much' it gives 'too expensive'. The old askichata is the participle of askichaña 'to beautify, improve' and has nothing to do with price

19. Ajusa

    Garlic

    Usage

    To buy it, or to ask for a dish without it

20. Siwulla

    Onion

    Usage

    To buy it, or to ask for a dish without it

21. Wayk'a

    Chili pepper

    Usage

    Point at it when you want a dish without it

22. Kulantru

    Cilantro / coriander leaf

    Usage

    Many travellers dislike it — point to have it left out

23. Yogur

    Yogurt

    Usage

    Point at it in a market or a shop

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