Time & Dates

1. Kunapachakis?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Basic time inquiry

   Grammar Note

   "kunapacha" = "at what time"

2. Kunas uru aski saptawikirun?

   What day of the week is it?

   Usage

   Days of week inquiry. Mon-Sun: Lunisa, Martisa, Mirculisa, Juywisa, Wirnisa, Sawaru, Tuminku

   Grammar Note

   Day names borrowed from Spanish and adapted to Aymara phonology and orthography

3. Jichha uru / q'ayana / iphuran.

   Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday

   Usage

   Basic time reference vocabulary

   Grammar Note

   "jichha" = "now/current"

4. Jichha semana / q'ayana semana / iphuran semana.

   This week / Next week / Last week

   Usage

   Relative week expressions

   Grammar Note

   "semana" from Spanish

5. Alwa / juyphi / arumana / aruma.

   In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night

   Usage

   Times of day vocabulary

   Grammar Note

   "alwa" refers to pre-dawn morning

6. Jichha urux kunas?

   What is today's date?

   Usage

   Asking today's date

   Grammar Note

   "kunas" = "what is?" question

7. Kunapachasa jist'ari / jist'antasi?

   At what time does it open / close?

   Usage

   Asking opening and closing times

   Grammar Note

   "kunapachasa" asks about time (kunapacha 'when' + question -sa). 'Opens' is jist'ari and 'closes' is jist'antasi. The old jalsaña means 'to go out / flee' and jalantaña 'to run in'; neither is an opening/closing verb

8. Ukaru sarañatakix qawqha pachasa?

   U-ka-ru sa-ra-ña-ta-kix qaw-qha pa-cha-sa?

   How long will it take to get there?

   Usage

   Asking travel time

   Grammar Note

   The old chiqa means 'truth, straight' (Laime 2020 and CONADI: CHIQA verdad, seguro, directo) and carries no sense of taking time. Duration is asked with qawqha pacha, 'how much' plus 'time'. ukaru is the directional 'to there'

9. Kimsa horanakin churantasiñani.

   Let's meet at 3 pm.

   Usage

   Setting a meeting time

   Grammar Note

   "-ñani" is the hortative "let's"

10. Paya hora chikata / pusi hora pusi tunka phisqhani.

    Pa-ya ho-ra chi-ka-ta / pu-si ho-ra pu-si tun-ka phis-qha-ni.

    It's half past two / quarter to five.

    Usage

    Specifying time with half/quarter hours

    Grammar Note

    The old chiqa means 'truth, straight' (Laime 2020 and CONADI: CHIQA verdad, seguro, directo), not 'half'. Half is chikata (Laime 2020: chikata. s. Mitad; CONADI: CHIKATA medio, mitad). Forty-five minutes is spelled out with Aymara numerals as pusi tunka phisqhani, 40 plus 5

11. Saptawikumasin jist'araski?

    Is it open on weekends?

    Usage

    Checking weekend hours

    Grammar Note

    'Is it open?' uses jist'araski from jist'aña 'to open' (same form as skiing's "Jichha uru resortox jist'araski?"). -stat is not a question marker; questions use -ti / -sa. The old jalsaña means 'to go out / flee'

12. Kunas zona horaria ukana?

    What time zone are we in?

    Usage

    Time zone inquiry

    Grammar Note

    "zona horaria" is Spanish

13. Ancha nayr / ancha thanta.

    It's too early / too late.

    Usage

    Expressing time-related evaluation

    Grammar Note

    "ancha" is an intensifier

14. Kunapachasa qalltani, kunapachasa tukuni?

    Ku-na-pa-cha-sa qall-ta-ni, ku-na-pa-cha-sa tu-ku-ni?

    When does it start / end?

    Usage

    Asking start and end times

    Grammar Note

    The old card listed qalltana and tukuna against a text reading qalltaña and tukuñatakix — ñ collapsed to n in both. The 3rd person future -ni is the regular form, listed in UniMorph aym as lurani / munani / tuyuni

15. Qawqha uru / hora ukakama?

    How many days / hours until…?

    Usage

    Counting remaining time

    Grammar Note

    "qawqha" is the interrogative for quantity ('how many / how much'). 'Until' is ukakama (uka 'that' + -kama). The old kunanaka means 'what (plural)', not a quantity, and ur was a truncated uru ('day')

16. Lunisat Wirnisakama.

    From Monday to Friday

    Usage

    Specifying weekday range

    Grammar Note

    Day names use Aymara-adapted Spanish loans. The starting point takes -t and the end point -kama (as in greetings' Jikisiñkama). The old layku means 'because of / for the sake of', not a starting point

17. Kunas mes jichhatakis?

    What month is it?

    Usage

    Asking what month it is

    Grammar Note

    "mes" borrowed from Spanish

18. Fecha uru cita apniqaña muntwa.

    I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].

    Usage

    Making an appointment

    Grammar Note

    "cita" borrowed 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.

19. Mä uru.

    One day

    Usage

    Word for a duration of one day

20. Mä semana.

    One week

    Usage

    Word for a duration of one week

21. Mä mes.

    One month

    Usage

    Word for a duration of one month

22. Mä mara.

    One year

    Usage

    Word for a duration of one year

23. Lunisa.

    Monday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating the day of the week

24. Martisa.

    Tuesday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating the day of the week

25. Mirculisa.

    Wednesday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating the day of the week

26. Juywisa.

    Thursday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating the day of the week

27. Wirnisa.

    Friday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating the day of the week

28. Sawaru.

    Saturday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating the day of the week

29. Tuminku.

    Sunday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating the day of the week

30. Jichha uru.

    Today

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating today

31. Q'ayana.

    Tomorrow

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating tomorrow

32. Iphuran.

    Yesterday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating yesterday

33. Jichha.

    Now

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating "now"

34. Mä hora.

    One hour

    Usage

    Word for a duration of one hour

35. Alwa.

    Morning

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating morning

36. Juyphi.

    Midday

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating midday

37. Arumana.

    Evening

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating evening

38. Aruma.

    Night

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating night

39. Jichha semana.

    This week

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating this week

40. Q'ayana semana.

    Next week

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating next week

41. Iphuran semana.

    Last week

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating last week

42. Saptawikumasi.

    Weekend

    Usage

    Word to point at when indicating the weekend

43. Enero

    January

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

44. Febrero

    February

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

45. Marzo

    March

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

46. Abril

    April

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

47. Mayo

    May

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

48. Junio

    June

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

49. Julio

    July

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

50. Agosto

    August

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

51. Septiembre

    September

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

52. Octubre

    October

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

53. Noviembre

    November

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

54. Diciembre

    December

    Usage

    For dates on bookings, tickets, and appointments

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