Business & Work

1. Tinkuyta munani kampañaykiwan.

   Tin-kuy-ta mu-na-ni kam-pa-ñay-ki-wan.

   I would like to arrange a meeting with your company

   Usage

   Requesting a business meeting with a company representative

   Grammar Note

   "-yki" is second-person possessive; "-wan" is the comitative case "with"; "kampañay" from Spanish "compañía"

2. Kay tarjetayta chaskiy.

   Kay tar-je-tay-ta chas-kiy.

   Please accept this business card

   Usage

   Offering your business card in a professional setting

   Grammar Note

   "tarjeta" borrowed from Spanish, with "-y" meaning "my"; "chaskiy" is the imperative of "to receive"

3. Contratota firmay munani.

   Cont-ra-to-ta fir-may mu-na-ni.

   I want to sign the contract

   Usage

   Expressing readiness to sign a business contract

   Grammar Note

   Both "contrato" (contract) and "firma" (sign) are loanwords from Spanish

4. Ima presiyutan taripaykiku?

   I-ma pre-si-yu-tan ta-ri-pay-ki-ku?

   What price can we agree on?

   Usage

   Negotiating prices in a business context

   Grammar Note

   "presio" borrowed from Spanish "precio" (price); "taripay" means to find or come to agreement

5. Negosiyoyta Qusqu llaqtapi apaykachani.

   Ne-go-si-yoy-ta Qus-qu llaq-ta-pi a-pay-ka-cha-ni.

   I run a business in Cusco

   Usage

   Describing your business based in Cusco

   Grammar Note

   "negosio" from Spanish "negocio"; "apaykachani" means "I manage/run" in Quechua

6. Ofertaykita allinta qhawasaqku.

   O-fer-tay-ki-ta al-LIN-ta qha-wa-SAQ-ku.

   We will carefully consider your offer

   Usage

   Responding professionally to a business offer with due consideration

   Grammar Note

   "oferta" is identical to Spanish and "-yki" is the 2nd-person possessive. Because the speaker's side does the considering, the verb takes the exclusive 1st-person plural future "-saqku". The old "-sunki" marks a 3rd-person subject acting on a 2nd-person object; it is not a politeness ending, and it reversed subject and object

7. Ima horapin tantakuyta atinchik?

   I-ma ho-ra-pin tan-ta-kuy-ta a-tin-chik?

   What time can we hold the meeting?

   Usage

   Scheduling a business meeting

   Grammar Note

   "hora" borrowed from Spanish; "atinchik" is first-person plural of "can/be able to"

8. Invertiryta munani kay empresapi.

   In-ver-tiry-ta mu-na-ni kay emp-re-sa-pi.

   I want to invest in this company

   Usage

   Expressing interest in investing in a business

   Grammar Note

   "invertiry" is a Quechua adaptation of Spanish "invertir" (to invest); "empresa" identical to Spanish

9. Facturata apachimuway.

   Fac-tu-ra-ta a-pa-chi-mu-way.

   Please send me the invoice

   Usage

   Requesting an invoice after a business transaction

   Grammar Note

   "factura" identical to Spanish; "apachimuway" is an imperative combining send + directional + benefactive

10. Iskayninchikpaq allin negosio kachun.

    Is-kay-nin-chik-paq al-lin ne-go-si-o ka-chun.

    May it be good business for both of us

    Usage

    A closing phrase wishing mutual business success

    Grammar Note

    "kachun" is the Quechua optative/wish form meaning "may it be"; "iskayninchik" = "both of us"

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