Spanish Conversation · Level 110
60 words
Spanish word
quechua
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈketʃwa/
Meaning
- masculine nounQuechua
Example
¿Hablas quechua?
Do you speak Quechua?
More examples
Quiero hablar quechua con mis abuelos.
I want to speak Quechua with my grandparents.
Core concept
Andean family of indigenous speech varieties centered in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Common phrases
hablar quechua
speak Quechua
Similar words
español: Widely spoken Romance language of Spain and the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas.
inglés: Widely used international language with origins in England and the British Isles.
aymara: Indigenous Andean language traditionally spoken on the high plateau of the Altiplano.
guaraní: South American indigenous language predominantly used in Paraguay and border regions.
Definition in Spanish
Conjunto de variedades lingüísticas indígenas de la región andina, usadas por comunidades quechua principalmente en Perú, Bolivia y Ecuador.
Word origin
Quechua comes from the indigenous qhichwa (also kichwa), originally meaning 'valley' or 'warm lowland', and it functions in Spanish as the name for these languages and their communities.
Usage tips
- In Spanish orthography names of languages are lowercase, so write quechua in Spanish while English capitalizes Quechua when referring to the language or the people.
Other meanings
- Quechuannoun
- Quechua peoplenoun