Basic Verbs

1. Saraña

   To go

   Usage

   Put a destination next to it and the meaning gets across

   Grammar Note

   Aymara cites verbs with the -ña ending.

2. Jutaña

   To come

   Usage

   For asking someone to come to you, or checking an arrival

3. Manq'aña

   To eat

   Usage

   For inviting someone to eat or asking whether something is edible

4. Umaña

   To drink

   Usage

   Also used to check whether water is safe to drink

5. Alaña

   To buy

   Usage

   States your intent to buy; point at the item as you say it

6. Uñjaña

   To see

   Usage

   For asking to be shown something, and for sightseeing talk

7. Suyaña

   To wait

   Usage

   For arranging to meet, or explaining you are queuing

8. Sarañ muntwa

   I want to go

   Usage

   The pattern for telling a taxi or a ticket clerk where you are going

   Grammar Note

   munta is the 2nd person 'you want'. In the Aymara simple tense the person markers are 1st -t/-th, 2nd -ta and 3rd -i; the bare forms of the 1st and 2nd person are ambiguous, so they are written apart with the assertive -wa as muntwa (1st) and muntawa (2nd). The 1st person "I want" is muntwa. Munxta is not a person form at all.

9. Manq'añ muntwa

   I want to eat

   Usage

   Combine it with the name of a dish

   Grammar Note

   munta is the 2nd person 'you want'. In the Aymara simple tense the person markers are 1st -t/-th, 2nd -ta and 3rd -i; the bare forms of the 1st and 2nd person are ambiguous, so they are written apart with the assertive -wa as muntwa (1st) and muntawa (2nd). The 1st person "I want" is muntwa. Munxta is not a person form at all.

10. Aka muntwa

    I want it

    Usage

    Point while you say it and the order is complete

    Grammar Note

    munta is the 2nd person 'you want'. In the Aymara simple tense the person markers are 1st -t/-th, 2nd -ta and 3rd -i; the bare forms of the 1st and 2nd person are ambiguous, so they are written apart with the assertive -wa as muntwa (1st) and muntawa (2nd). The 1st person "I want" is muntwa. Munxta is not a person form at all.

11. Janiw munkti

    I don’t need it

    Usage

    To refuse a bag, an add-on, or a persistent vendor

12. Thaqhasktwa

    I’m looking for it

    Usage

    When hunting for a place or an item; show a map or photo

13. Utjituwa

    I have it

    Usage

    The answer when asked whether you have something

14. Janiw utjkituti

    I don’t have it

    Usage

    For saying you have no change or no document

15. Qullqi apsuñ muntwa

    I’ll withdraw money

    Usage

    States your business at an ATM or bank counter

    Grammar Note

    munta is the 2nd person 'you want'. In the Aymara simple tense the person markers are 1st -t/-th, 2nd -ta and 3rd -i; the bare forms of the 1st and 2nd person are ambiguous, so they are written apart with the assertive -wa as muntwa (1st) and muntawa (2nd). The 1st person "I want" is muntwa. Munxta is not a person form at all.

16. Reservañ muntwa

    I’ll make a reservation

    Usage

    For securing a room, a table, or a tour

    Grammar Note

    munta is the 2nd person 'you want'. In the Aymara simple tense the person markers are 1st -t/-th, 2nd -ta and 3rd -i; the bare forms of the 1st and 2nd person are ambiguous, so they are written apart with the assertive -wa as muntwa (1st) and muntawa (2nd). The 1st person "I want" is muntwa. Munxta is not a person form at all.

17. Ampi suma akamp yanapt'ita

    Please help me with it

    Usage

    For concrete help — carrying a bag, filling in a form

18. Ampi suma sista

    Please tell me

    Usage

    Opens a request for information: a route, a price, a time

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