Weather & Climate

1. Jichha uru lupiwa.

   Ji-chha u-ru lu-pi-wa.

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Weather conversation opener in Aymara-speaking Bolivia and Peru

   Grammar Note

   Aymara is an Andean indigenous language with evidential markers indicating knowledge source

2. Jallu utjaniwa uñjaskixa

   Jal-lu ut-ja-ni-wa uñ-jas-ki-xa

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   Used when rain seems likely

   Grammar Note

   Aymara has complex morphology — suffixes indicate tense, mood, and evidentiality

3. Liq'ichiri jiwasaru utjaskixa

   Li-q'i-chi-ri ji-wa-sa-ru ut-jas-ki-xa

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning when a storm is approaching

   Grammar Note

   "Liq'i" means "lightning/thunder" and can refer to storms generally

4. Jichha uru friskuwa.

   Ji-chha u-ru fris-ku-wa.

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Describe the cool Andean climate

   Grammar Note

   "Frisku" is borrowed from Spanish "fresco" (cool/fresh)

5. Jiwaru tiempo lurqatäna ukama wilxta?

   Ji-wa-ru tiem-po lur-qa-tä-na u-ka-ma wilx-ta?

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Ask about the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "Tiempo" is a Spanish loanword. Aymara has been heavily influenced by Spanish

6. Inti jark'aña qulla wakisiti?

   In-ti jar-k'a-ña qu-lla wa-ki-si-ti?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask before going out under the intense Andean UV rays

   Grammar Note

   munta is the 2nd person 'you want', which cannot ask 'is it needed'. To be necessary is wakisiña. Sunscreen is inti jark'aña qulla. inti 'sun' is shared with Quechua

7. Jallu aparañataki qhipa utjaniwa?

   Jal-lu a-pa-ra-ña-ta-ki qhi-pa ut-ja-ni-wa?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Check whether to bring an umbrella

   Grammar Note

   "Aparaña" is the nominalized form of "to carry". "Jallu + aparaña" = rain-carrier (umbrella)

8. Jawq'a pacha qalltasiña qhanañjampixa?

   Jaw-q'a pa-cha qall-ta-si-ña qha-nañ-jam-pi-xa?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Ask about Bolivia's dry season (May–September)

   Grammar Note

   "Jawq'a" means "dry/empty" in Aymara — used to describe the dry season

9. Jallu pacha qalltasiña qhanañjampixa?

   Jal-lu pa-cha qall-ta-si-ña qha-nañ-jam-pi-xa?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about Bolivia's rainy season (October–April)

   Grammar Note

   "Jallu pacha" = "rain time". "Pacha" in Aymara also means "time/space" like in Quechua

10. Inti jach'a ch'amaniwa

    In-ti ja-ch'a ch'a-ma-ni-wa

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    Describe the intense sun in the Andean highlands

    Grammar Note

    "Ch'ama" is the native Aymara word for 'strength' (same as ch'ama in the Compliments category). "-ni" means 'having', and "jach'a" (big) emphasizes the intensity. The old kallpa is of Quechua origin, and kunanki could not be confirmed as a word for 'today', so it was dropped

11. Jallu

    Rain

    Usage

    To ask or confirm what the weather will do

12. Khunu

    Snow

    Usage

    When asking about road conditions at altitude

13. Wayra

    Wind

    Usage

    To ask or confirm what the weather will do

14. Lupi

    Sunny

    Usage

    To ask or confirm what the weather will do

15. Qinaya

    Cloudy

    Usage

    To ask or confirm what the weather will do

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