Art & Museums

1. Maypi kachkan arte museopi / galeriapi?

   May-pi kach-kan ar-te mu-se-o-pi / ga-le-ri-a-pi?

   Where is the art museum / gallery?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the location of an art museum or gallery

   Grammar Note

   "-pi" is the locative suffix in Quechua (at/in). "Maypi" = where. Word order is flexible

2. Imaykama kichkanku?

   I-may-ka-ma kich-kan-ku?

   What are the opening hours?

   Usage

   Used to ask about opening and closing hours

   Grammar Note

   "Imaykama" = until when (ima = what + ykama = until). Quechua is an agglutinative language

3. Hayk'a qullqi yaykuypitaq?

   Hay-k'a qull-qi yay-kuy-pi-taq?

   How much is the entrance fee?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the admission price

   Grammar Note

   "Hayk'a" = how much/many. "Qullqi" = money (also means silver). Deep Quechua roots

4. Ukupi foto hurquyta atinichu?

   U-ku-pi fo-to hur-quy-ta a-ti-ni-chu?

   Is photography allowed inside?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether photography is permitted inside

   Grammar Note

   "Atini" = I can / I am able. "-chu" is the yes/no question suffix in Quechua

5. Audio guía tiyanchu?

   Audio gu-ía ti-yan-chu?

   Do you have an audio guide?

   Usage

   Used to ask for an audio guide

   Grammar Note

   "Tiyay" = to exist/there is. Adding "-chu" creates a yes/no question. Spanish loanword for modern items

6. Maypi kachkan llaqtanchik / ancestral artep huñunakuynin?

   May-pi kach-kan llaq-tan-chik / an-cest-ral ar-tep hu-ñu-na-kuy-nin?

   Where is the collection of local / traditional art?

   Usage

   Used to locate the local or traditional art collection

   Grammar Note

   "-nchik" is 1st person plural inclusive (our). "Ancestral" is a Spanish loanword

7. Kay rurasqa sumaqmi — pitaq rurarqan?

   Kay ru-ras-qa su-maq-mi — pi-taq ru-rar-qan?

   This artwork is stunning — who is the artist?

   Usage

   Used to express admiration and ask who made the artwork

   Grammar Note

   "-mi" is an evidential suffix indicating direct knowledge. Quechua grammatically marks information source

8. Kay artep impresionta / copianta rantiy atinichu?

   Kay ar-tep imp-re-si-on-ta / co-pi-an-ta ran-tiy a-ti-ni-chu?

   Can I buy a print / reproduction of this work?

   Usage

   Used to ask about buying a print or reproduction

   Grammar Note

   "Atiy" = to be able. "Rantiy atini" = I can buy. Quechua is highly agglutinative

9. Guía kamasqa paseo tiyanchu?

   Gu-ía ka-mas-qa pa-se-o ti-yan-chu?

   Is there a guided tour available?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether guided tours are offered

   Grammar Note

   "Kamasqa" = assigned/guided (passive participle). "Paseo" from Spanish = walk/tour

10. Arte tallerpi haykunata munani.

    Ar-te tal-ler-pi hay-ku-na-ta mu-na-ni.

    I'd like to attend an art workshop.

    Usage

    Used to express interest in joining an art workshop

    Grammar Note

    "Munay" = to love/want. "-ta" nominalizes and marks the object. "Taller" (workshop) is from Spanish

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