Looking for practical Latin to Quechua phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Quechua translation (Quechua) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Quechua.
Tip: when a Quechua phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Ñukaka rimayki(N/A)
Gratias tibi
Sukhi(N/A)
Bonum mane
Allin punchaw(N/A)
Bonum postmeridianum
Allin sukta(N/A)
Bonum vesperum
Allin ch'isi(N/A)
Bona nox
Allin wawa(N/A)
Vide te postea
Kusikuyki(N/A)
Vale
Tinkunakama(N/A)
Quod est nomen tuum?
¿Iman nankichu?(N/A)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Ñukapa sutiyki John(N/A)
Quomodo es?
¿Allin kachkanki?(N/A)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Sumaq kawsayki(N/A)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
¿Ñukaka inglish rimayki?(N/A)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ñukaka hindi mana allin rimayku(N/A)
Non intellego.
Ñukaka mana yachkani(N/A)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Allichu rimay, ch'isi ch'isi(N/A)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
¿Kispa rimayki?(N/A)
Ubi est latrina?
¿Maypin está waki?(N/A)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
¿Imataq chay llaqta sutinchikta rikhuy?(N/A)
Dextra verte.
Ñawi ch'isi(N/A)
Sinistra verte.
Ñawi ch'iri(N/A)
I ad rectum.
Ch'isi ch'isi rikhuy(N/A)
Quot est merces?
¿Haykaq k'uchu?(N/A)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Chayni tiket, allichu(N/A)
Estne longum a hic?
¿Kawsayki chaypi?(N/A)
Ego sum perditus.
Ñukaka wañuyki(N/A)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
¿Maypin SIM k'aruña?(N/A)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Ari(ari)
Non
Manan(manan)
Fortasse
Ñukaka chaymi(ñukaka chaymi)
Consentio
Ñukaka chayniyuq(ñukaka chayniyuq)
Non consentio
Ñukaka manan chayniyuq(ñukaka manan chayniyuq)
Bene sonat
Chay suyayki(chay suyayki)
Quid censes?
Iman chayki?(iman chayki?)
Potesne me adiuvare?
¿Sukuyki?(sukuyki)
Auxilium mihi opus est
Ñukaka sukuyki(ñukaka sukuyki)
Exspecta paulisper
Huk punchawni(huk punchawni)
Me paenitet
Ñukaka yuyariy(ñukaka yuyariy)
Nullum problema
Manan problema(manan problema)
Felicitaciones
Yaykuyki(yaykuyki)
Felix natalis dies
Wawqi kawsayki(wawqi kawsayki)
Felix iter habeas
Sumaq q'aychikuyki(sumaq q'aychikuyki)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
¿Maypi k'anchay chaka?(maypi k'anchay chaka)
Ubi est statio bus?
¿Maypi bus chaka?(maypi bus chaka)
Quae est suggestus?
¿Ima platforma?(ima platforma)
Quo tempore discedit?
¿Imataq ch'uyay?(imataq ch'uyay)
Estne haec via recta?
¿Kayqa chaymi?(kayqa chaymi)
Prope est hic
Ñukaka chaypi kanki(ñukaka chaypi kanki)
Longius est ab hoc
Ñukaka chaypi mana kanki(ñukaka chaypi mana kanki)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
¿Kanki mapapi qhawchiy?(kanki mapapi qhawchiy)
Siste hic, quaeso
¿Kaypi t'ikray, por favor?(kaypi t'ikray, por favor)
Quot tempus capit?
¿Haykaq chaytaq?(haykaq chaytaq)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.