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Lesson 4 of 10
Counting to ten in Quechua
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Quechua words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Quechua phrases in this lesson
- HukHOOK
- One
- Iskayis-KAY
- Two
- KimsaKEEM-sah
- Three
- TawaTAH-wah
- Four
- PichqaPEECH-kah
- Five
- SuqtaSOHK-tah
- Six
- QanchisKAHN-chees
- Seven
- PusaqPOO-sahk
- Eight
- IsqunEES-kohn
- Nine
- ChunkaCHOON-kah
- Ten
Huk is one; iskay is two, kimsa is three. Numbers are regular after this. When counting coins, use fingers and say the numbers aloud.
Counting pairs, iskay always doubles up in Andean markets: "iskay iskay", two two.
A landmark number in Quechua counting systems. Hand gestures often accompany numbers in markets.
Chunka is base, chunka huk is eleven. Larger numbers are regular: chunka iskay (twenty), pachaka (hundred).