Casual and colloquial Quechua expressions, affectionate diminutives, and discourse particles used in everyday speech, not typically taught in textbooks. Front: the Quechua word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- Yaw
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Hey (informal address to a friend)- Ñañay
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My dear sister (affectionate informal address)- Turichay
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My dear little brother (affectionate diminutive)- Wawqichay
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My dear brother (affectionate diminutive)- Manachu?
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No? Right? (a casual tag question seeking agreement)- Kusillu
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The mischievous trickster clown figure of Andean festival dances, used informally to call someone a silly clown- Chaymantaqa
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So then, and so (casual connector)- Imataq!
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What now! (informal exclamation of surprise)- Sumaqllaña
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Just lovely now, that's just great (casual compliment or reassurance)- Kusachallaña
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Just great, awesome (informal)- Manapuni!
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No way! Absolutely not! (emphatic informal negation)- Yastá
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Alright, it's done (a common Spanish-Quechua blend used informally)- Chayllapuni
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Exactly that, that's exactly it (casual emphasis)- Sipascha
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Little young lady (informal diminutive of sipas)- Machucha
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Old man (informal, slightly teasing diminutive of machu)
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