English–Quechua Dictionary

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