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Lesson 15 · 6–8 min

Choosing food

Understand two food choices made by the characters.

Reading help · First lesson
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Two examples from the book

The characters say which food they want. Practise two complete examples:

Challwa tiqtita, chuñu yanuyniyuqta munani.

I want fried fish with cooked chuño.

Ullukuta charkiyuqtam munani.

I want olluco with charqui.

Learn these two complete expressions of choice.

The English translations and usage nuances are still under review.

Source

Rimanakusun — Quechua Chanka, Ministerio de Educación del Perú, 2025. Printed page 118 (PDF 120). Printed page 123 (PDF 125).

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Practice

Choose an answer and press Check answer. You can return to the examples whenever you need to.

Question 1In a scene from the book, you want to choose fried fish with cooked chuño. Which example expresses that choice?

Question 2A character says “Ullukuta charkiyuqtam munani”. Which food do they want in the example?

Practise aloud · Optional

Choose a food for an imaginary character and read their sentence aloud. You do not have to say or submit your real preferences.

At your own pace

Return to the examples
whenever you need to.

Practise these situations at your own pace.