Dragons Intro

Question 1

Vagoneta:

Answer 1

taxis that have a space for bags at the back

Question 2

Pintudo

Answer 2

something nice or beautiful / for people

Question 3

A la Pinta

Answer 3

Oh no!

Question 4

Un ratito/Un cachito

Answer 4

A little bit (of time) (actually means from 1 minutes to 1+ hours or sometimes never)

Question 5

Ahorita

Answer 5

Right now

Question 6

Aquicito

Answer 6

Right here. (Local trekking people use it frequently to say that we are almost there even if we have to walk for more than 2 hours more. Or in general when somebody has a meeting they will say aquicito estoy, ahorita llego. Who knows exactly when.)

Question 7

Ya pués!

Answer 7

come on!

Question 8

Trufi:

Answer 8

minivan used as public transportation within cities

Question 9

Flota

Answer 9

Larger buses used for travel between cities

Question 10

Apu

Answer 10

Quechua name for mountains, meaning, roughly, ´gods´

Question 11

K’intu

Answer 11

Three coca leaves held in the hand representing the three levels of Andean cosmology

Question 12

Kallawaya

Answer 12

Traditional healers from the La Paz area

Question 13

Chocho(a)

Answer 13

Happy

Question 14

Choclo:

Answer 14

Ear of corn

Question 15

Nomàs:

Answer 15

Phrase used at the end of many sentences. Meaning ´no more´, it is used to add emphasis as with, ´Aquicito, nomás´ ´Right here, no more´ or ´Eso, nomás´ ´That no more´

Question 16

No ve?:

Answer 16

A shortened version of ´No ves´ ´Don´t you see´ this is a phrase put at the end of many sentences to mean ´Right?´

Question 17

MAS:

Answer 17

Movimiento al Socialismo; political party of the current president, Evo Morales

Question 18

Aguayo:

Answer 18

(pronounced awayo); Colorful rectangular cloths used to carry heavy loads (from anything from babies to potatoes) on the back.

Question 19

Wawa:

Answer 19

Quechua word for baby:

Question 20

Illimani:

Answer 20

Sacred peak outside of La Paz; has three peaks

Question 21

Chacaltaya:

Answer 21

Sacred peak outside of La Paz; has a flat top

Question 22

Huayna Potosì:

Answer 22

Sacred peak outside of La Paz; distinct conical shape

Question 23

Llajwa:

Answer 23

Traditional spicy sauce to be added to soups and local dishes

Question 24

Chango:

Answer 24

Young person

Question 25

Chuño:

Answer 25

Traditional Paceño dish consisting of boiled dehydrated potatoes; usually black in color

Question 26

Jallalla:

Answer 26

Traditional Aymara greeting

Question 27

Cohete:

Answer 27

literally means rocket; in Bolivia, the word is used to mean a type of loud firecracker used in protests, parties, etc.

Question 28

Pollera:

Answer 28

Skirt, refers to the traditional, heavy skirts still worn by many Bolivian women

Question 29

Yapa:

Answer 29

A little something extra thrown in after a purchase to keep you coming back to that seller

Question 30

Rebaja

Answer 30

discount/sale

Question 31

Caserita/o:

Answer 31

somebody that sells or buys things in the market.

Question 32

Yapa/ Rebaja / Caserita

Answer 32

Words that usually are together. When locals go to the market we always use these words. While buying clothing, furniture, souvenirs, cars etc. Caserita rebajáme pués – seller lady, please give me a discount. If you say it in a very nice way you get sometimes from 2% to 15% discount off. If you are buying food, veggies, potatoes, meat, etc. you can not have a rebaja because these are things that they weigh. While buying 4 kilos of potatoes you can say in a nice way: “Caserita yápeme/ yapita / aumento pués, voy a volver en otra a comprarte” – seller lady, please discount me/discount/more, I’ll come back again another time to buy from you. Usually you get some extra potatoes. We like this word because it is a good way to have some connection with local people and practice Spanish or in this case quechuañol – a mix of Quechua and Spanish.

Question 33

No tengo sueltito/ cambiadito.

Answer 33

I don’t have small change. In Bolivia it is very difficult to break big bills into small ones. 10, 20, 50. 100 and 200 bolivianos are our currency. Let’ s say that you only have 50 bs and you are buying a juice in the market that costs 7 bs. The lady will say: “I do not have sueltito or cambiadito. No tiene cambiadito/ sueltino no más?” Even if she has change. You have to say, no I do not have. This take a little while until one of you gives up and gives the change to the other person. And that can happen multiple times in a day and that is why you need your cambiadito (small change) in case of an emergency.