Skiing & Winter Sports

1. Kawkhansa ski equipo alkilasiña utji?

   Kaw-khan-sa ski e-qui-po al-ki-la-si-ña ut-ji?

   Where can I rent ski equipment?

   Usage

   Finding ski equipment rental

   Grammar Note

   To rent is alkilasiña, a coined word for alquilar. The native options are mayt'aña 'to lend' and arintaña (arrendar, alquilar). The location question is also put into this language's dominant frame Kawkhansa … utji?

2. Jichha uru ski pase alasiñ muntwa.

   Can I get a ski pass for the day?

   Usage

   Buying a day pass

   Grammar Note

   "pase" from Spanish

3. Qalltiri jaqinakamp kunas pendiente yatxatäm?

   Which slope is recommended for beginners?

   Usage

   Finding beginner slopes

   Grammar Note

   "pendiente" from Spanish

4. Ski clase reservar muntwa.

   I'd like to book a ski lesson.

   Usage

   Booking a ski lesson

   Grammar Note

   Both from Spanish. This language's data spelled "I want" four different ways — muntha, munxta, munta and muntwa. The person markers of the Aymara simple present are -t for the 1st person, -ta for the 2nd and -i for the 3rd (UniMorph aym: munt V;PRS;1;SG / munta V;PRS;2;SG / muni V;PRS;3;SG), so the bare 1st and 2nd person forms are ambiguous. Only the assertive forms muntwa (1st) and muntawa (2nd) separate them unambiguously, so the 1st person "I want" is standardised here as muntwa. Munxta is not a person form at all.

5. Telesilla kawkins?

   Where is the chairlift?

   Usage

   Finding the chairlift

   Grammar Note

   "telesilla" is a Spanish compound word

6. Jichha uru pendiente ch'iyarataskiti / jallutataskiti?

   Is the slope icy / powdery today?

   Usage

   Checking snow conditions

   Grammar Note

   "-taskiti" asks about current state

7. Sirphitawa — usu utjiti?

   I fell — are you okay? / Are you hurt?

   Usage

   Checking after a fall

   Grammar Note

   "sirphi" = "to fall"

8. Aka pendiente kuna dificultadasa?

   What is the difficulty rating of this slope?

   Usage

   Asking about slope difficulty

   Grammar Note

   Difficulty shown by color (green/blue/red/black)

9. Jak'ana cafetería / calentamiento zona utjiti?

   Is there a café / warming area nearby?

   Usage

   Finding rest area

   Grammar Note

   Spanish loanwords are used

10. Snowboard alkilasiñax utjiti?

    Snow-board al-ki-la-si-ñax ut-ji-ti?

    Do you rent snowboards?

    Usage

    Asking about snowboard rental

    Grammar Note

    To rent is alkilasiña, a coined word for alquilar. The native options are mayt'aña 'to lend' and arintaña (arrendar, alquilar). The location question is also put into this language's dominant frame Kawkhansa … utji?

11. Ski fijación sart'asitawa, alasiñataki?

    My ski binding is loose — can you fix it?

    Usage

    Requesting equipment repair

    Grammar Note

    "fijación" from Spanish

12. Pistas mapa utjiti?

    Do you have a slope / trail map?

    Usage

    Getting a trail map

    Grammar Note

    Both from Spanish

13. Chiji utjitawa, ski patrulla waxanttayam.

    There's been an accident — please call ski patrol.

    Usage

    Reporting emergency

    Grammar Note

    "-ttayam" marks the urgent imperative. 'Accident, disaster' is the Aymara word chiji; the Spanish loan "accidente" is not used in Aymara sentences

14. Q'ayana pacha pronóstico kunas?

    What's the weather forecast for tomorrow?

    Usage

    Checking next day forecast

    Grammar Note

    "pacha" is Aymara for 'time / weather' (cf. "jallu pacha", the rainy time, in the Weather & Climate category). The old jisk'i is a form of jisk'a 'small' and is not a weather word

15. Jichha uru resortox jist'araski?

    Is the resort open today?

    Usage

    Checking resort opening

    Grammar Note

    "resort" borrowed from English

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