# Runa Simi 1/Lesson 1

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You will learn ... / runa simi...
Simple vocabulary
Simple conversation (Greetings, 'How are you' etc.)
How to talk about yourself and others
How to ask questions
Quechua pronunciation
For help in pronouncing Quechua words : Quechua pronunciation
Simple vocabulary
Postpositions
QuechuaEnglish
-pi (Limapi)
In (In Lima)
-wan (Luwiswan)
With (With Luis)
-pas (Luwispas)
Also (Luis also)
-ta (Puliwyata)
To (To Bolivia)
-man (Qusquman)
Up to (Up to Cuzco)
-manta (Arhintinamanta)
From (From Argentina)
Greetings
QuechuaEnglish
Allin p'unchaw  !
Good day!
Allin p'unchaw qampaq !
Good day to you!
Allin p'unchaw !
Good morning!
Allin tuta!
Good evening!
Goodbyes
QuechuaEnglish
Goodbye!
tupananchiskama
Goodbye (pl.) all!
allin chisiGood night!
allin tuta qamkunapaq !
Good night to you all!
paqarinkama
Until tomorrow!
kunan ñuqa ripuni .
I must go now.
Courtesy
QuechuaEnglish
Imaynallan ?
How are you?
Allillanchu ?
(Are you) fine ?
Allillanmi !
Fine !
Kusa
Well enough. / Okay.
allin-allin/ sumaqmi
Grand! / Excellent!
allin-allin/ sumaq-
Fine! / Splendid!
Yusulpayki.
Thank you.
Qanri ?
And you ?
Ñuqapas allillanmi !
I am well too !
Questions
QuechuaEnglish
Imatan ruwachkanki?
What are you doing?
Imatataq mamaykita ?
How’s your mother?
Tayta
Father
wawki
Brother
pani
Sister
Misi
Cat
Alqu
Dog
manam unqunchu payqa?
Isn’t she ill?
Describing yourself
QuechuaEnglish
Sutiyqa Karlusmi/ Annim.
My name is charles/ Anni
ñuqaqa Karlusmi kani .
I’m charles.
Qusqumantan kani.
I’m a Cuzco man.
ñuqa qusqu warmi kani .
I’m a Cuzco woman.
ñuqa Inkilis runa kani .
I’m an Englishman.
...-ta rimachkanim.
I speak... / I am speaking...
Runa Simi
Quechua
Inkilis simi
English
Pharansi simi
French
Ispañya simi / kastilla simi
Spanish
Other words
QuechuaEnglish
Ñuqa
I, me
Qan
You (one person)
Pay
He, him
Pay
She, her
Ñuqanchis (inclusive) Ñuqayku (exclusive)
We, us
Qankuna
You (pl.)
Paykuna
They, them
...-n/-mi
Is (copula)
Manachu ...?
Isn’t he/she/it... ?
...-qa yachashanin.
... learns / is learning
Good Luck!
-wan
With
The course
Pi
Who?
Maypi
Where?
Ima?
What?
Hayk'aq?
When, what time?
Imarayku?
Why?
Imayna?
How?
Paqarin, q'aya p'unchaw
Tomorrow
Inti
Sun
Killa
Moon
Quyllur
Star
Phuyu
Cloud
Rit'i
Snow
Mallki
Tree
Rapi (raphi, rap'i)
Leaf
T'ika, wayta
Flower
Qiwa
Grass
Quri
Gold
Qullqi
Money (silver)
Unancha
Flag
Suwa
Thief
Sunqu suwa
Heart stealer, (romantic)
Urpillay, sunqullay
My beloved
Ñan
Street
Kura
Priest
Exercises
Ex 1 : Quiz
Go to the Quiz.
Ex 2 : Memory training
Write out the Quechua words, section by section.
Have 2 columns, clearly separated, and write Quechua and English. Then cover up one column (eg. English) with paper and write the corresponding words on the paper.
Then try it the other way round, cover up the Quechua, and write out the words using the English as cues. This will be a little bit more difficult.
Repeat all this after an interval, the more you do it the easier you will remember the words.
If you want to add words to this page, please make sure you put them into a sentence in Lesson 2 wherever you can. :
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