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Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days in Quechua
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. 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
- KunanKOO-nahn
- Now
- Qhipamankhee-PAH-mahn
- Later
- Kunan p'unchayKOO-nahn POON-chai
- Today
- Paqarinpah-KAH-reen
- Tomorrow
- Kunan tutaKOO-nahn TOO-tah
- Tonight
- Hayk'aq?HAI-kahk
- When?
- Hayk'aqtaq kichakun?HAI-kahk-tahk kee-CHAH-koon
- What time does it open?
- Suyay huk ratutaSOO-yai hook rah-TOO-tah
- One moment, please
- Minutukunamee-noo-too-KOO-nah
- Minutes
- Horakunaoh-rah-KOO-nah
- Hours
Kunanllatam means right now. Punctuality is flexible in the highlands; "kunan" often means "soon".
Literally "toward behind", later.
Literally "this day".
Literally "wait a moment".
From Spanish minuto with the Quechua plural.