Quechua–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
ñuqa	pronoun	I	Ñuqa kaypi kani kunan. I am here now.
qam	pronoun	you	Qam masiy kanki. You are my friend.
pay	pronoun	he	Pay wasipi kan. He is in the house.
ñuqanchik	pronoun	we	Ñuqanchik kay llaqtapi kawsanchik. We live in this city.
paykuna	pronoun	they	Paykuna sapa p'unchay llamk'anku. They work every day.
ima	pronoun	what	¿Ima munanki kunan? What do you want now?
maypi	adverb	where	¿Maypi wasiyki kan? Where is your house?
hayk'aq	adverb	when	¿Hayk'aq hamunku kayman? When do they come here?
pi	pronoun	who	¿Pi chay qhariqa? Who is that man?
imarayku	adverb	why	¿Imarayku llakisqa kanki kunan p'unchay? Why are you sad today?
imayna	adverb	how	¿Imayna t'antata ruranki? How do you make bread?
kay	verb	to be	Ñuqanchik kusisqa kachkanchik kunan p'unchay. We are very happy today.
ruway	verb	to do	Ñuqa llamk'ayniyta kunan ruwani. I do my work now.
riy	verb	to go	Paykuna yachaywasiman tutamanta rinku. They go to school early.
hamuy	verb	to come	Wasiyman paqarin hamuy. Come to my house tomorrow.
rikuy	verb	to see	Ñuqa urquta allinta rikuni. I see the mountain clearly.
yachay	verb	to know	Ñuqa chay willakuyta allinta yachani. I know that story well.
yuyay	verb	to think	Ñuqanchik ñawpaqman yuyanchik. We think about our future.
munay	verb	to want	Ñuqa kunan q'uñi tiyata munani. I want hot tea now.
ruway	verb	to make
hap'iy	verb	to take	Qillqata yachaywasiman hap'iy. Take the book to school.
quy	verb	to give	Puka qillqata quway. Give me the red book.
niy	verb	to say	Ñuqa sutiykita llamp'u simillawan nini. I say your name softly.
willay	verb	to tell	Cheqaq willakuyta willaway. Tell me the true story.
tapuy	verb	to ask	Yachachiqta chay tapuyta tapuy. Ask the teacher that question.
tariy	verb	to find	Ñuqa mawka qillqayta tarini. I found my old book.
qhaway	verb	to look	Anqas hanaqpachata qhaway. Look at the blue sky.
llamk'ay	verb	to work	Paykuna llaqtapi llamk'anku. They work in the city.
mikhuy	verb	to eat	Ñuqanchik sapa p'unchay arrusta mikhunchik. We eat rice every day.
upyay	verb	to drink	Ñuqa sapa paqariyta yaku upyani. I drink water every morning.
puñuy	verb	to sleep	Wawa tuta puñun. The child sleeps at night.
puriy	verb	to walk	Ñuqanchik kuska yachaywasiman purinchik. We walk to school together.
phaway	verb	to run	Churi ancha utqayta phawan. The boy runs very fast.
ñawinchay	verb	to read	Ñuqa kay qillqata kunan ñawinchani. I read this book now.
qillqay	verb	to write
rimay	verb	to speak	Ñuqanchik kaypi huk simita rimanchik. We speak one language here.
uyariy	verb	to listen	Sumaq takiyta uyarikuy. Listen to the beautiful music.
uyariy	verb	to hear	Ñuqa wayrata hawapi uyarini. I hear the wind outside.
rantiy	verb	to buy	Ñuqanchik kunan p'unchay musuq rurukunata rantinchik. We buy fresh fruit today.
rantikuy	verb	to sell	Paykuna llaqtapi t'antata rantikunku. They sell bread in town.
pagaq	verb	to pay
yanapay	verb	to help	Wasipi mamaykita yanapay. Help your mother at home.
munakuy	verb	to love	Ñuqa aylluyta sunquywan munakuni. I love my family deeply.
kawsay	verb	to live	Paykuna mayu qayllapi kawsanku. They live near the river.
wañuy	verb	to die	Llapa runakuna huk p'unchay wañunku. All people die one day.
yachay	verb	to learn	Wawakuna sapa p'unchay yachaywasipi yachanku. Children learn at school daily.
yachachiy	verb	to teach	Paykuna siminchikta allinta yachachinku. They teach our language well.
kichay	verb	to open	Punkuta allillanmanta kichay, ama hina. Open the door slowly, please.
wichq'ay	verb	to close	Tuta punkuta wichq'ay. Close the door at night.
runa	noun	person	Sapa runaqa sutiyuqmi. Each person has a name.
qhari	noun	man	Chay qhari ancha hatunmi. That man is very tall.
warmi	noun	woman	Warmi q'uñi tiyata upyan. The woman drinks hot tea.
wawa	noun	child	Wawa kunan puñushan. The child is sleeping now.
churi	noun	boy	Churi huk qillqata ñawinchan. The boy reads a book.
sipas	noun	girl	Sipas sapa paqariy takin. The girl sings every morning.
ayllu	noun	family	Aylluy kaypi kawsan. My family lives here.
mama	noun	mother	Mamay t'antata ruwan. My mother makes bread.
tayta	noun	father	Taytay sinchita llamk'an. My father works hard.
masi	noun	friend	Qam allin masiymi kanki. You are my good friend.
wasi	noun	house	Wasinchik ancha huch'uymi. Our house is very small.
wasi	noun	home	Ñuqa wasiyta kunan rishani. I am going home now.
yachaywasi	noun	school	Yachaywasi llaqtapim kachkan. The school is in town.
llaqta	noun	city	Kay llaqta ancha hatunmi. This city is very big.
pacha	noun	world	Pacha ancha hatunmi. The world is very large.
k'uchu	noun	room	K'uchu ancha chirim. The room is very cold.
pacha	noun	time	Pacha ancha utqayta pasan. Time passes very quickly.
p'unchay	noun	day	Kunan p'unchay allin p'unchaymi. Today is a good day.
tuta	noun	night	Tuta ancha chirim. The night is very cold.
paqariy	noun	morning	Paqariy kaypi sumaqmi. The morning is beautiful here.
chisi	noun	evening	Ñuqanchik chisipi purinchik. We walk in the evening.
simana	noun	week	Ñuqa sapa simana kaypi llamk'ani. I work every week here.
killa	noun	month	Kay killa ancha ocupasqam. This month is very busy.
wata	noun	year	Kay wata ancha importantemi. This year is very important.
kunan p'unchay	adverb	today	Ñuqa kunan p'unchay wasipi llamk'ani. I work at home today.
paqarin	adverb	tomorrow	Ñuqanchik paqarin paqariyta risunchik. We will go tomorrow morning.
qayna p'unchay	adverb	yesterday	Qayna p'unchay chay qillqata ñawinchani. Yesterday I read that book.
kunan	adverb	now	Kunan kayman hamuy. Come here right now.
inti	noun	sun	Inti ancha q'uñim. The sun is very hot.
killa	noun	moon	Killa kunan tuta k'ancharin. The moon is bright tonight.
quyllur	noun	star	Chay quyllur ancha k'ancharin. That star is very bright.
hanaq pacha	noun	sky	Hanaq pacha ancha anqasmi. The sky is very blue.
allpa	noun	earth	Allpa kunan p'unchay q'umirmi. The earth is wet today.
nina	noun	fire	Nina ancha q'uñim. The fire is very hot.
yaku	noun	water	Yaku ancha chirim. The water is very cold.
para	noun	rain	Para llapa p'unchay urman. The rain falls all day.
wayra	noun	wind	Wayra ancha kallpasapam. The wind is very strong.
mallki	noun	tree	Chay mallki ancha hatunmi. That tree is very tall.
t'ika	noun	flower	Kay t'ika ancha sumaqmi. This flower is very beautiful.
urqu	noun	mountain	Urqu ancha hatunmi. The mountain is very high.
mayu	noun	river
mama qucha	noun	sea	Mama qucha ancha hatunmi. The sea is very large.
mikhuna	noun	food	Mikhuna ancha allinmi. The food is very good.
t'anta	noun	bread	Ñuqa sapa paqariy t'antata mikhuni. I eat bread every morning.
arrus	noun	rice	Ñuqanchik wasipi arrusta yanunchik. We cook rice at home.
aycha	noun	meat	Paykuna domingo p'unchay aychata mikhunku. They eat meat on Sunday.
challwa	noun	fish	Ñuqanchik kunan p'unchay challwata mikhunchik. We eat fish today.
runtu	noun	egg	Wawa huk runtuta mikhun. The child eats an egg.
ñuñu	noun	milk	Wawa q'uñi ñuñuta upyan. The baby drinks warm milk.
ruru	noun	fruit	Kay ruru ancha misk'imi. This fruit is very sweet.
tiya	noun	tea	Ñuqa sapa chisi tiyata upyani. I drink tea every evening.
kapi	noun	coffee	Pay sapa paqariy kapita upyan. He drinks coffee every morning.
uma	noun	head	Umay kunan p'unchay nanan. My head hurts today.
ñawi	noun	eye
rinri	noun	ear	Rinriy asllam nanan. My ear hurts a little.
simi	noun	mouth	Simiykita hatunta kichay. Open your mouth wide.
sinqa	noun	nose	Sinqay ancha chirim. My nose is very cold.
maki	noun	hand	Makiykikunata kunan mayllakuy. Wash your hands now.
chaki	noun	foot	Chakiy kunan p'unchay nanan. My foot hurts today.
sunqu	noun	heart
suti	noun	name	Sutiy Ana. My name is Ana.
qillqa	noun	book	Kay qillqa ancha mawkami. This book is very old.
simi	noun	word	Chay simi ancha importantemi. That word is very important.
simi	noun	language	Runasimi sumaq simim. Quechua is a beautiful language.
qullqi	noun	money
llamk'ay	noun	work	Llamk'ayniy ancha sasam. My work is very hard.
munakuy	noun	love	Munakuy ancha importantemi. Love is very important.
takiy	noun	music	Takiy ancha sumaqmi. The music is very beautiful.
willakuy	noun	story	Chay willakuy ancha suni. That story is very long.
ñan	noun	way	Kaymi allin ñanqa. This is the right way.
ima	noun	thing	¿Ima chay imaqa? What is that thing?
kawsay	noun	life	Kawsay ancha sumaqmi. Life is very beautiful.
punku	noun	door	Punku kunan kichasqam. The door is now open.
misa	noun	table	Qillqa misapi kachkan. The book is on the table.
tiyana	noun	chair	Tiyana ancha mawkami. The chair is very old.
antiwu	noun	car	Antiwu ancha utqaymi. The car is very fast.
allin	adjective	good	Kay t'anta ancha allinmi. This bread is very good.
mana allin	adjective	bad	Mikhuna ancha mana allinmi. The food is very bad.
hatun	adjective	big	Chay wasi ancha hatunmi. That house is very big.
huch'uy	adjective	small	Kay k'uchu ancha huch'uymi. This room is very small.
musuq	adjective	new	Ñuqa musuq qillqata rantini. I bought a new book.
mawka	adjective	old	Kay misa ancha mawkami. This table is very old.
suni	adjective	long	Mayu ancha sunim. The river is very long.
hanaq	adjective	high	Chay urqu ancha hanaqmi. That mountain is very high.
uray	adjective	low	Chay misa ancha uraymi. That table is very low.
q'uñi	adjective	hot	Tiya ancha q'uñim. The tea is very hot.
chiri	adjective	cold	Yaku ancha chirim. The water is very cold.
kusisqa	adjective	happy	Wawakuna ancha kusisqakuna kanku. The children are very happy.
llakisqa	adjective	sad
sumaq	adjective	beautiful	Kay t'ika sumaqmi. This flower is beautiful.
facil	adjective	easy	Kay llamk'ay ancha facilmi. This work is very easy.
sasa	adjective	hard	Kay tapuy ancha sasam. This question is very hard.
utqay	adjective	fast	Chay antiwu ancha utqaymi. That car is very fast.
unay	adjective	slow
allin	adjective	right	Kutichisqayki allinmi. Your answer is right.
pantay	adjective	wrong	Chay kutichiy pantasqam. That answer is wrong.
importante	adjective	important	Kay qillqa ancha importantemi. This book is very important.
cheqaq	adjective	true	Chay willakuy cheqaqmi. That story is true.
hunt'a	adjective	full
ch'usaq	adjective	empty	K'uchu kunan ch'usaqmi. The room is empty now.
wayna	adjective	young	Chay qhariqa waynaraqmi. That man is still young.
kallpasapa	adjective	strong	Chay warmi ancha kallpasapam. That woman is very strong.
pisi kallpa	adjective	weak	Wawa pisi kallpayuqraqmi. The child is still weak.
puka	adjective	red	T'ika pukam. The flower is red.
anqas	adjective	blue	Hanaq pacha kunan anqasmi. The sky is blue today.
q'omer	adjective	green	Q'ura ancha q'omermi. The grass is very green.
q'illu	adjective	yellow	T'ika q'illum. The flower is yellow.
yana	adjective	black	Allqu yana. The dog is black.
yuraq	adjective	white	Wasi yuraqmi. The house is white.
ari	interjection	yes	Ari, kunan entiendeni. Yes, I understand now.
mana	interjection	no	Mana, manam yachanichu. No, I do not know.
mana	adverb	not	Manam kunan sayk'usqachu kani. I am not tired now.
wan	conjunction	and
utaq	conjunction	or	Tiya utaq kapi allinmi. Tea or coffee is fine.
ichaqa	conjunction	but	Tiyata munani, ichaqa kapitapas. I want tea, but coffee too.
sichus	conjunction	if	Sichus hamunki, ñuqa qhipani. If you come, I stay.
imaraykuchus	conjunction	because	Puñuni tutamanta, imaraykuchus llamk'ani. I sleep early because I work.
wan	preposition	with
mana ... -yuq	preposition	without
paq	preposition	for	Kay qusqa qampaqmi. This gift is for you.
manta	preposition	from	Ñuqa chay llaqtamanta hamuni. I come from that city.
man	preposition	to	Ñuqanchik sapa p'unchay yachaywasiman rinchik. We go to school daily.