Quechua — top 481 words
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| # | Quechua | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good. | |
| 2 | I am still eating. | |
| 3 | Let's eat! | |
| 4 | Let's sing! | |
| 5 | Let's dance! | |
| 6 | Please. | |
| 7 | Thanks! | |
| 8 | Now! | |
| 9 | How beautiful! | |
| 10 | How cold! | |
| 11 | It's so hot! | |
| 12 | I'll walk. | |
| 13 | Take a break. | |
| 14 | Can I leave? | |
| 15 | Can I come in? | |
| 16 | That's OK. | |
| 17 | I am sick. | |
| 18 | Help us! | |
| 19 | I feel hungry. | |
| 20 | It's snowing there. | |
| 21 | It's raining there. | |
| 22 | It snows there. | |
| 23 | It rains there. | |
| 24 | It's raining here. | |
| 25 | Do you love me? | |
| 26 | You hear me. | |
| 27 | I hear you. | |
| 28 | I love you. | |
| 29 | See you again. | |
| 30 | See you tomorrow. | |
| 31 | I'm fine. | |
| 32 | Is it a llama? | |
| 33 | I will eat. | |
| 34 | I am also resting. | |
| 35 | I'm resting. | |
| 36 | I relax. | |
| 37 | Let's go sing. | |
| 38 | Let's go dancing. | |
| 39 | Let's go to eat. | |
| 40 | Greetings from the community. | |
| 41 | The apple is red. | |
| 42 | Music makes you dance. | |
| 43 | Sadness makes you cry. | |
| 44 | Food makes you grow. | |
| 45 | Where do you live? | |
| 46 | Which one is your son? | |
| 47 | Where are you going to? | |
| 48 | What is your name? | |
| 49 | Who is she? | |
| 50 | What are you doing? | |
| 51 | What's up? | |
| 52 | I'm doing fine. | |
| 53 | I study later. | |
| 54 | I read. | |
| 55 | It's hailing today. | |
| 56 | It's rainy today. | |
| 57 | Bring the banana. | |
| 58 | I run. | |
| 59 | I'm fishing. | |
| 60 | I speak. | |
| 61 | I sing. | |
| 62 | I walk. | |
| 63 | I sleep. | |
| 64 | They dance. | |
| 65 | You dance. | |
| 66 | We're dancing. | |
| 67 | He dances. | |
| 68 | I dance. | |
| 69 | Who is a teacher? | |
| 70 | Are you a teacher? | |
| 71 | The men are working. | |
| 72 | Do you play in a team? | |
| 73 | Do you live with your family? | |
| 74 | How much do I owe you? | |
| 75 | When will you leave? | |
| 76 | Where are you from? | |
| 77 | I miss you. | |
| 78 | I can't. | |
| 79 | I don't know. | |
| 80 | Pardon me? | |
| 81 | We're leaving now. | |
| 82 | Could you please help me? | |
| 83 | What is your sister like? | |
| 84 | They are talking with the police officer. | |
| 85 | Turn to the right. | |
| 86 | The cat is black. | |
| 87 | Here he is! | |
| 88 | I learn Quechua. | |
| 89 | I sing to make my living. | |
| 90 | I will sing while he is resting. | |
| 91 | I will do it because she said. | |
| 92 | While I sing, I'm walking. | |
| 93 | If you want, I will come back here. | |
| 94 | I will go when they come back here. | |
| 95 | I'm living in a small town. | |
| 96 | I'm living in a town. | |
| 97 | I live in a small town. | |
| 98 | I live in a town. | |
| 99 | I want to wash myself. | |
| 100 | I am learning Quechua. | |
| 101 | I love her. | |
| 102 | The men are coming. | |
| 103 | Let the children play! | |
| 104 | Let's not play. | |
| 105 | Don't go. | |
| 106 | Don't come. | |
| 107 | Okay, let's go. | |
| 108 | Yes, you love me. | |
| 109 | Are you glad to meet me? | |
| 110 | Nice to meet you. | |
| 111 | See you next time! | |
| 112 | See you later! | |
| 113 | Are you the boss? | |
| 114 | That skirt costs two hundred dollars. | |
| 115 | I don't have a brother. | |
| 116 | Every little house has its own little cross. | |
| 117 | Until next time. | |
| 118 | Where do you come from? | |
| 119 | I'm sad. | |
| 120 | Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world. | |
| 121 | Do you love your dear little dog? | |
| 122 | Hades is Apollo's uncle. | |
| 123 | The apples fell from the tree. | |
| 124 | I don't have a brother. | |
| 125 | Hello, Hanako. | |
| 126 | Do you have a sister, Lucia? | |
| 127 | Hello, John! How are you? | |
| 128 | You are a zombie. | |
| 129 | Would you not do it, because he says? | |
| 130 | My name is Jack. | |
| 131 | The month of April ends today. | |
| 132 | The clothes are beautiful. | |
| 133 | He is coming back directly from South America. | |
| 134 | This man is Pedro. | |
| 135 | How many onions? | |
| 136 | I get this right from here. | |
| 137 | I also rest. | |
| 138 | Let the children come! | |
| 139 | Is there hot water? | |
| 140 | That costs 20 per arroba. | |
| 141 | I will sit here until he sings. | |
| 142 | Close the book. | |
| 143 | Who is that man? | |
| 144 | One who loves danger, shall perish in it. | |
| 145 | Is that your big house? | |
| 146 | I eat. | |
| 147 | Are they tall? | |
| 148 | Bill Nye is a teacher. | |
| 149 | The month of March ends today. | |
| 150 | You're not alone. | |
| 151 | They say the water swirls in the center of that lagoon. | |
| 152 | I like him. | |
| 153 | It's snowing here. | |
| 154 | They are talking about what they will sing. | |
| 155 | The month of December ends today. | |
| 156 | They've always been petting each other. | |
| 157 | I don't speak your language. | |
| 158 | Maria, Marcelina and father José are going to town. | |
| 159 | This apple is red. | |
| 160 | Water gives life. | |
| 161 | I'm a student. How about you? | |
| 162 | I have no wife. | |
| 163 | I want to live in a big city. | |
| 164 | The interior of the hill is solid rock. | |
| 165 | She is my friend, my coworker. | |
| 166 | I've heard barley is yielding fruit in Sisku's field. | |
| 167 | You're a dog. | |
| 168 | Juanito has four sisters. | |
| 169 | What a pain! | |
| 170 | Greetings from the family. | |
| 171 | Who loves you? | |
| 172 | Listen to me, please. | |
| 173 | man, male | |
| 174 | woman | |
| 175 | girl | |
| 176 | teacher | |
| 177 | pupil, student | |
| 178 | mother | |
| 179 | father | |
| 180 | brother of a woman | |
| 181 | sister of a woman | |
| 182 | son of a man | |
| 183 | daughter of a man | |
| 184 | husband | |
| 185 | grandmother | |
| 186 | grandfather, grandparent, old man | |
| 187 | grandchild | |
| 188 | uncle | |
| 189 | he, she, it | |
| 190 | they | |
| 191 | who | |
| 192 | one | |
| 193 | two | |
| 194 | three | |
| 195 | four | |
| 196 | six | |
| 197 | seven | |
| 198 | eight | |
| 199 | nine | |
| 200 | ten | |
| 201 | eleven | |
| 202 | twelve | |
| 203 | twenty | |
| 204 | thirty | |
| 205 | hundred | |
| 206 | thousand | |
| 207 | half | |
| 208 | human body | |
| 209 | head, top | |
| 210 | face, cheek | |
| 211 | eye, sight | |
| 212 | ear | |
| 213 | nose | |
| 214 | mouth | |
| 215 | tooth | |
| 216 | tongue | |
| 217 | neck, throat | |
| 218 | arm | |
| 219 | hand | |
| 220 | finger | |
| 221 | breast (milk producing organ) | |
| 222 | belly, stomach, womb | |
| 223 | back (body part) | |
| 224 | leg | |
| 225 | foot, leg | |
| 226 | skin, leather, bark, peel, hide | |
| 227 | bone | |
| 228 | blood | |
| 229 | heart | |
| 230 | food, meal | |
| 231 | water | |
| 232 | bread | |
| 233 | meat, flesh | |
| 234 | fish | |
| 235 | egg | |
| 236 | salt | |
| 237 | sugar | |
| 238 | rice | |
| 239 | potato | |
| 240 | banana | |
| 241 | apple | |
| 242 | fruit, seed, pit | |
| 243 | onion | |
| 244 | porridge, soup, pudding | |
| 245 | soup | |
| 246 | flour of toasted maize, wheat, or carob | |
| 247 | peanut | |
| 248 | domesticated animal | |
| 249 | dog | |
| 250 | cat | |
| 251 | sheep | |
| 252 | pig, swine, hog | |
| 253 | horse | |
| 254 | donkey | |
| 255 | chicken, hen | |
| 256 | rooster | |
| 257 | bird, crow, hen | |
| 258 | mouse | |
| 259 | monkey | |
| 260 | snake, serpent, viper | |
| 261 | frog | |
| 262 | lizard | |
| 263 | turtle | |
| 264 | fly, mosquito, bee | |
| 265 | bee | |
| 266 | spider | |
| 267 | worm, caterpillar | |
| 268 | louse | |
| 269 | bear | |
| 270 | fox | |
| 271 | deer | |
| 272 | eagle | |
| 273 | owl | |
| 274 | sun | |
| 275 | moon | |
| 276 | star | |
| 277 | sky | |
| 278 | cloud, fog | |
| 279 | rain | |
| 280 | wind, air | |
| 281 | lightning, ray | |
| 282 | fire for cooking, candle, match | |
| 283 | ash, soot | |
| 284 | land, earth, dust, ground, soil, terrain, field | |
| 285 | sand | |
| 286 | rock, stone | |
| 287 | mountain, hill, peak, cone, pyramid | |
| 288 | river | |
| 289 | lake | |
| 290 | ocean, sea | |
| 291 | island | |
| 292 | ice | |
| 293 | snow, ice | |
| 294 | tree, bush, plant | |
| 295 | page, paper, leaf | |
| 296 | flower | |
| 297 | road, path, way, street | |
| 298 | light, brightness | |
| 299 | darkness, lack of light | |
| 300 | shadow, shade | |
| 301 | house, building | |
| 302 | door, entrance | |
| 303 | wall, fence | |
| 304 | roof | |
| 305 | bed | |
| 306 | seat, chair, stool, bench | |
| 307 | table | |
| 308 | pot for cooking | |
| 309 | plate | |
| 310 | ceramic cup | |
| 311 | spoon | |
| 312 | knife | |
| 313 | basket | |
| 314 | blanket, cover, bedding | |
| 315 | hat, cap, helmet, headband, veil | |
| 316 | money | |
| 317 | book | |
| 318 | car | |
| 319 | bicycle | |
| 320 | boat, ship, raft, float | |
| 321 | airplane, aircraft | |
| 322 | arrow, spear | |
| 323 | axe | |
| 324 | shovel, hoe, mattock | |
| 325 | rope, cord, chain, band, strap | |
| 326 | large needle for sewing or fastening | |
| 327 | mirror, crystal, glasses | |
| 328 | broom | |
| 329 | village | |
| 330 | town, city, place | |
| 331 | store, shop | |
| 332 | school, elementary school | |
| 333 | church | |
| 334 | hospital | |
| 335 | prison | |
| 336 | specific time or space (incl. any time period or time unit,… | |
| 337 | night, darkness | |
| 338 | morning | |
| 339 | afternoon | |
| 340 | week | |
| 341 | year | |
| 342 | already, now | |
| 343 | season, weather, period | |
| 344 | red | |
| 345 | black, black or blue | |
| 346 | white | |
| 347 | green | |
| 348 | blue | |
| 349 | yellow, orange | |
| 350 | brown, hazel- or chestnut-colored | |
| 351 | gray, ashen, light blue | |
| 352 | big, tall, grand, high, large, long, great, important | |
| 353 | small | |
| 354 | little, few | |
| 355 | long, big, large | |
| 356 | good, fine, okay, nice, right | |
| 357 | beautiful, nice | |
| 358 | new | |
| 359 | young | |
| 360 | hot, burning | |
| 361 | cold | |
| 362 | warm | |
| 363 | dry | |
| 364 | heavy | |
| 365 | full | |
| 366 | strong, brave, hardy, healthy | |
| 367 | landless, poor, orphaned, needy | |
| 368 | happy, pleased, glad, delighted | |
| 369 | sad | |
| 370 | tired | |
| 371 | thirsty | |
| 372 | clean | |
| 373 | dirty | |
| 374 | sweet | |
| 375 | bitter | |
| 376 | true, certain, evident, positive | |
| 377 | right | |
| 378 | left | |
| 379 | distant, remote, far-off | |
| 380 | upper, high, elevated, superior | |
| 381 | easy to understand | |
| 382 | difficult, hard to understand | |
| 383 | To come, to advance toward | |
| 384 | to go | |
| 385 | to eat | |
| 386 | to drink | |
| 387 | to sleep | |
| 388 | to sit, to rest | |
| 389 | to stop, to halt, to stand | |
| 390 | to go, to walk, to travel | |
| 391 | to dance, to jump | |
| 392 | to swim, to wallow in mud | |
| 393 | to see, to look after | |
| 394 | to watch, to observe | |
| 395 | to hear, to listen | |
| 396 | to speak, to talk, to express | |
| 397 | to converse, talk | |
| 398 | to ask, to ask a question | |
| 399 | to answer, reply | |
| 400 | to call | |
| 401 | to know, recognize | |
| 402 | to remember, to think, to think about | |
| 403 | to know, to learn, to realize, to find out | |
| 404 | to teach | |
| 405 | to read | |
| 406 | to count | |
| 407 | to want, will | |
| 408 | to love tenderly or passionately, to caress | |
| 409 | to hate; to abhor | |
| 410 | to fear | |
| 411 | to give | |
| 412 | to bring, fetch | |
| 413 | to carry | |
| 414 | to buy, to purchase | |
| 415 | to sell | |
| 416 | to play | |
| 417 | to sing | |
| 418 | to laugh, smile | |
| 419 | to cry, to weep | |
| 420 | to open | |
| 421 | to close, shut | |
| 422 | to begin, start | |
| 423 | to wait, to expect | |
| 424 | to help, cooperate, collaborate, care for | |
| 425 | to find | |
| 426 | to get lost, lose one's way, disappear | |
| 427 | to look for, seek | |
| 428 | to cook, prepare | |
| 429 | to wash, clean | |
| 430 | to cut with a knife, not with scissors | |
| 431 | to break, tear | |
| 432 | to throw, to hurl | |
| 433 | to catch, to grab | |
| 434 | to pull, drag | |
| 435 | to push, to impel | |
| 436 | to put, place, lay, set | |
| 437 | to fall | |
| 438 | to climb, ride a horse, ascend, appear | |
| 439 | to kill, murder | |
| 440 | to die, perish | |
| 441 | to live | |
| 442 | to be born, appear | |
| 443 | to grow, sprout, develop | |
| 444 | to plant, to sow | |
| 445 | to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate; to harvest tubers | |
| 446 | to burn | |
| 447 | to boil a liquid | |
| 448 | to fill, satisfy | |
| 449 | to send, to send a person | |
| 450 | to return | |
| 451 | to arrive | |
| 452 | to leave, abandon, let be, allow | |
| 453 | to go in, enter, come in | |
| 454 | to visit | |
| 455 | to bind, marry | |
| 456 | to steal, to rob | |
| 457 | to beat, box, hit | |
| 458 | to bite, sting | |
| 459 | to blow | |
| 460 | to smell, to sniff | |
| 461 | to taste, to try (as in food) | |
| 462 | to touch, caress, fondle | |
| 463 | to show, expose, present, reveal | |
| 464 | to hide, cover | |
| 465 | to follow, drive, lead | |
| 466 | to defeat, win, escape | |
| 467 | to remember, think about, think over, mull | |
| 468 | to choose, select, elect | |
| 469 | to sew | |
| 470 | To weave | |
| 471 | to hunt | |
| 472 | to sweep, clean, erase, clear, wipe | |
| 473 | name, title | |
| 474 | song, singing, music | |
| 475 | thing, something | |
| 476 | death, afterlife | |
| 477 | God | |
| 478 | spirit, soul | |
| 479 | illness, sickness | |
| 480 | medicine | |
| 481 | order, law, rule |