Perhaps, in learning the simple present conjugation of Quechua you were wondering about the past or future tense, do not worry, we talk about it in future lessons, but first let’s talk about the present continuous.
We use the suffix -sha to express the present continuous in Quechua, it is added between the verb root and the verb ending, very easy, right? Look at this formula:
The good news is that virtually all Quechua verbs are conjugated in the same way, all are regular verbs (Although there is an exception, but it does not vary much😅)
To conjugate verbs in Quechua, the suffix -y of the infinitive verb must be removed and then we add to the root (raiz verbal) the ending indicating the grammatical person and tense (in this case present simple).
Now that you know the pronunciation of Quechua consonants, let’s talk about the language itself. Let’s start with personal pronouns.
| Noqa | I |
| Qan | You |
| Pay | He / She |
| Noqanchis | We (including the addressee[s], including) |
| Noqayku | We (not including the addressee[s], excluding) |
| Qankuna | You [plural] (you guys, you people, you all) |
| Paykuna | They |
It is necessary to dedicate the first lesson to the pronunciation of Quechua, since being a language that is not related to English has sounds that do not exist in that language.
Even so, it should be mentioned that most Quechua sounds also exist in Spanish.
For that reason I recommend that you watch these videos in which the pronunciation of Spanish is explained: