Language/Classical-quechua/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week

Classical Quechua - Days of the Week

In today's lesson, we will learn the days of the week in Classical Quechua. Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club!

Main Terms

The following table shows the days of the week in Classical Quechua and their translation in English:

Word in Classical Quechua	Pronunciation	Translation in English
p'unchaw	puhn-chahw	Monday
kayp'acha	kahy-pah-chah	Tuesday
ch'illip'acha	chih-lee-pah-chah	Wednesday
ruqayp'acha	roo-kahy-pah-chah	Thursday
k'iti	kee-tee	Friday
sata	sah-tah	Saturday
sama	sah-mah	Sunday

Dialogue

Let's practice the days of the week in Classical Quechua with a dialogue:

• ¿Imata p'unchawanmi?

What day is it today?

• P'unchaw.

Monday.

• ¿Imata kayp'achawanmi?

What day is tomorrow?

• Kayp'acha.

Tuesday.

• ¿Imata ch'illip'achawanmi?

What day is after tomorrow?

• Ch'illip'acha.

Wednesday.

• ¿Imata ruqayp'achawanmi?

What day is in four days?

• Ruqayp'acha.

Thursday.

• ¿Imata k'itinmi?

What day is in five days?

• K'iti.

Friday.

• ¿Imata satanmi?

What day is in six days?

• Sata.

Saturday.

• ¿Imata samanmi?

What day is in seven days?

• Sama.

Sunday.

Related lessons

• Animals
• Colors
• Family
• Food
• Numbers

Sources

• https://www.omniglot.com/writing/quechua.htm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quechuan_languages
• https://www.ethnologue.com/language/quz
• https://www.linguasorb.com/learn-quechua/