Nightlife

1. Akana mä suma cantinaru sarañ muntwa

   A-ka-na mä su-ma can-ti-na-ru sa-rañ mun-twa

   I want to go to a nice bar around here

   Usage

   Expressing desire to find a good bar in the area

   Grammar Note

   Kayni is built on Quechua kay; 'around here' in Aymara is akana. munaxa is not a first person form — the 1st person present is -t(wa) (munt)

2. Salud! Jaqheta umasiwayapxañani!

   Sa-lud! Ja-qhe-ta u-ma-si-wa-yap-xa-ña-ni!

   Cheers! Let us drink together!

   Usage

   A toast expression; "salud" from Spanish is also widely used in Bolivia

   Grammar Note

   umaña is "to drink". -pxaña marks joint action; -ni forms the hortative "let us"

3. Kuna horasana isk'a cantinax?

   Ku-na ho-ra-sa-na isk'a can-ti-nax?

   What time does this bar close?

   Usage

   Asking about closing time at a bar or venue

   Grammar Note

   isk'aña means "to close/end". The topic marker -xa is shortened to -x on cantina

4. Ampi suma, mayamp churita

   Am-pi su-ma, ma-yamp chu-ri-ta

   Give me one more

   Usage

   Ordering another drink

   Grammar Note

   ⚠ quritama comes from quri 'gold', not from a verb meaning 'to give'. 'To give' is churaña, whose imperative is churita. Aswan is the Quechua word for 'more', not derived from Spanish aún; the Aymara for 'more' is juk'ampi. 'One more time' uses mayamp, as in Ampi suma mayamp sista

5. Taqupacha jiwa tusuri!

   Ta-qu-pa-cha ji-wa tu-su-ri!

   Let everyone dance!

   Usage

   Calling everyone to dance; Aymara culture celebrates collective music and dance

   Grammar Note

   taqupacha combines taqi (all) and pacha (time/space/totality), meaning "everyone/everything"

6. Kuna musicax tususiriti?

   Ku-na mu-si-cax tu-su-si-ri-ti?

   What music do you dance to?

   Usage

   Asking what kind of music someone dances to at a party or nightclub

   Grammar Note

   tusuña means "to dance". musica is from Spanish. Andean huayno and morenada are popular genres

7. Singaniw umañ muntwa

   Sin-ga-niw u-mañ mun-twa

   I want to drink singani

   Usage

   Ordering singani, Bolivia's national distilled spirit made from Muscat grapes

   Grammar Note

   singani is Bolivia's native distilled spirit, similar to Peruvian pisco but with its own DO designation

8. Utjasiña munaxa, jaytasismaxa

   Ut-ja-si-ña mu-na-xa, jay-ta-sis-ma-xa

   I want to go home, let us meet again

   Usage

   Saying goodnight at the end of an evening out and promising to meet again

   Grammar Note

   utjaña means "to be/exist" — extended to "to be home". jaytasiña means "to meet again"

9. Fiestax kuna horasana qalltaski?

   Fies-tax ku-na ho-ra-sa-na qall-tas-ki?

   What time does the party start?

   Usage

   Asking what time a party or celebration begins

   Grammar Note

   qalltaña means "to start/begin" (sataña is "to plant/sow", a different word). fiesta and horas are Spanish loanwords in everyday Aymara

10. Aka musicax suma tusuñatakiwa

    A-ka mu-si-cax su-ma tu-su-ña-ta-ki-wa

    This music is perfect for dancing

    Usage

    Expressing enthusiasm for the music and encouraging others to dance

    Grammar Note

    tusuña is the infinitive "to dance". -taki marks purpose. Dance is central to Aymara communal gatherings

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