{"id":747,"date":"2019-12-23T14:44:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T20:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aprenderquechua.com\/?p=747"},"modified":"2023-11-15T10:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:39:17","slug":"pronunciation-and-phonetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/grammar\/pronunciation-and-phonetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar 1: Pronunciation and phonetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns botones is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/free-quechua-course\/\">Lessons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/vocabulary\/personal-pronouns-in-quechua\/\">&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- aprenderquechua-display-cuadrado -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1730987954818825\" data-ad-slot=\"3042231937\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even so, it should be mentioned that most Quechua sounds also exist in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that reason I recommend that you watch these videos in which the pronunciation of Spanish is explained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<!-- In-article1 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1730987954818825\" data-ad-slot=\"7368134539\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The spanish alphabet, letters and their sounds (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hsLYD1Jyf3A\" target=\"_blank\">The spanish alphabet, letters and their sounds<\/a>. This video is not very technical, but very practical and straight to the point. Click <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkjyx6Il3YUYu8keDy69o589xvc893QrM\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to see more videos of that type.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XW1JADx5KP0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Spanish Latin American Pronunciation Video 1: The Spanish Consonants (opens in a new tab)\">Spanish Latin American Pronunciation Video 1: The Spanish Consonants<\/a>. This video is much more technical than the previous one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bzIJpsNcfsU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Latin American Pronunciation Video 2: The Spanish Vowels<\/a>. This video is the continuation of the previous one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Another important point is that each Quechua letter has only one phoneme (sound) assigned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Quechua dictionary of Cusco, this is the alphabet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">A<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">CH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">CHH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">CH&#8217;<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">E <\/span>&#8211; <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">H<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">I <\/span>&#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">K<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">KH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">K&#8217;<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">L<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\"><span style=\"background-color:#FFF7B1\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">LL<\/span><\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">M<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">N<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">\u00d1<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">O <\/span>&#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">P<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">PH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">P&#8217;<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\"><span style=\"background-color:#FFF7B1\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">Q<\/span><\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">QH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">Q&#8217;<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">R<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">S<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">SH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">T<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">TH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">T&#8217;<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">U <\/span>&#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">W<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">Y<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/clases-virtuales-english.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/clases-virtuales-english.jpg 700w, https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/clases-virtuales-english-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In <strong><span class=\"tadv-color\" style=\"color:#005E8A\">blue<\/span><\/strong> are the vowels and consonants, which are pronounced the same or very similar to Spanish. Keep in mind that <span class=\"tadv-background-color\" style=\"background-color:#FFF7B1\">the &#8220;<strong>W<\/strong>&#8221; has the same sound as the <strong>Spanish &#8220;U&#8221;<\/strong><\/span>, and often acts as a <strong>vowel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">green<\/span><\/strong> I put the &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">H<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; because it is not mute, like in Spanish, but is pronounced as the &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">J<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; in Spanish, which is very similar to the sound of &#8220;<strong>H<\/strong>&#8221; in the English word &#8220;<strong><em>h<\/em><\/strong>ome&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also put the <strong><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">SH<\/span><\/strong> because it is a sound that does not exist natively in Spanish, but in English it is very common, it is pronounced the same as in the words: <strong><em><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">sh<\/span><\/em><\/strong>ow, <strong><em><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">sh<\/span><\/em><\/strong>eriff, <strong><em><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">Sh<\/span><\/em><\/strong>aron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">red<\/span><\/strong> are the Quechua consonants whose pronunciation does not exist in English. At the moment do not worry much about it, but I would recommend that you try to pronounce the <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\"><span style=\"background-color:#FFF7B1\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">Q<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and the <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\"><span style=\"background-color:#FFF7B1\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">LL<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, they are crucial sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Pronunciation of &#8220;LL&#8221; and &#8220;Q&#8221; \ud83d\ude28<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is it important to pronounce these 2 consonants? Think about thess examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The words <strong>Llank&#8217;an<\/strong> (<em>he works<\/em>) and <strong>Yanqan<\/strong> (<em>something useless, vain<\/em>) are pronounced in the same way in Spanish, i.e. \/yankan\/, but they have a very different meaning in Quechua. Listen to the pronunciation:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yanqan2.mp3\">Yanqan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/llankan2.mp3\">Llank'an<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yanqan2.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Yanqan\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de yanqan\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de yanqan\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/llankan2.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Llank'an\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de llank'an\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de llank'an\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Llullan<\/strong> (<em>liar<\/em>) and <strong>Yuyan<\/strong> (<em>he thinks<\/em>). A Spanish speaker would pronounce both as \/yuyan\/. Listen to the pronunciation:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/llullan.mp3\">Llullan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yuyan.mp3\">Yuyan<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/llullan.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Llullan\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de llullan\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de llullan\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"year\":\"2019\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/yuyan.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Yuyan\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de yuyan\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de yuyan\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"year\":\"2019\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p>But, the question is how to learn to pronounce these phonemes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pronunciation of &#8220;Q&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To pronounce the &#8220;Q&#8221;, pay attention to your tongue. For example, when you say the word &#8220;kan,&#8221; your tongue sticks to the palate at an intermediate point between the center and the back of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of the word &#8220;qan&#8221; you have to stick your tongue to the back of your palate, blocking the airway that goes to the nose; and the tip of the tongue resting on the lower teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aprenderquechua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pronuncia-Q3.jpg\" alt=\"Pronunciaci\u00f3n de la Q\" class=\"wp-image-59\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pronunciation of &#8220;Q&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- Display3 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1730987954818825\" data-ad-slot=\"3954494946\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind try to pronounce the word &#8220;<strong>qelqa<\/strong>&#8221; (writing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/qelqa.mp3\">Qelqa<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/qelqa.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Qelqa\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de qelqa\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de qelqa\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"year\":\"2019\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p>Do not be discouraged if you do not succeed quickly, everything is a matter of practice and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pronunciation of &#8220;LL&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pronouncing the &#8220;LL&#8221; is similar to pronouncing the &#8220;Y&#8221; in yellow, when pronouncing the &#8220;Y&#8221; look at how the air comes out through the central part of your mouth, because your tongue is in the following position:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/aprenderquechua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pronuncia-Y.jpg\" alt=\"Pronunciacion de la Y\" class=\"wp-image-65\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>Pronunciation of &#8220;LL&#8221;<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the case of LL, it is necessary to block the passage of air, sticking the tongue to the palate, to force it to exit through the sides of the mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/aprenderquechua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pronuncia-LL5.jpg\" alt=\"Pronunciaci\u00f3n de la LL\" class=\"wp-image-69\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pronunciaci\u00f3n de la LL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now, try to pronounce the word &#8216;yuyan&#8217;, but force your tongue to stick to the palate and force the air to exit through the sides of your mouth, and you will see how you get the sound &#8216;llullan&#8217; (liar), below is the audio so you can hear how to pronounce &#8216;llullan&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Feed2 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1730987954818825\" data-ad-slot=\"6691485296\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/aprenderquechua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/llullan.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Quechua consonant pronunciation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how the following consonants are pronounced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">CHH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">CH&#8217;<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">KH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">K&#8217;<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">PH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">P&#8217;<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">TH<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">T&#8217;<\/span><\/strong>  <strong>&#8211;<span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\"> QH <\/span>&#8211;<span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\"> Q&#8217;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, as these are not so essential, for the moment I will not stop to explain you their pronunciation in detail. I just leave you these little tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When the consonant is accompanied by an &#8220;h&#8221; it means that the sound is exhaled, like blowing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When there is an apostrophe ( &#8216; ) it is said that they are reinforced consonants and only in the case of <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">Q&#8217;<\/span><\/strong> is it called a glotalized phoneme, <span style=\"background-color:#BFEAFD\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">it is as if there was a small explosion, because you have to block the air briefly and then expel it quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s see practical examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ch &#8211; Chh &#8211; Ch&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay attention to the differences in pronunciation of the following words: <strong><span style=\"color:#0073A8\" class=\"tadv-color\">cha<\/span><\/strong>yta (<em>to that<\/em>), <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">chha<\/span><\/strong>ynaqa (<em>then<\/em>) and <strong><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">ch&#8217;a<\/span><\/strong>ska (<em>star<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/chayta.mp3\">Chayta<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chhaynaqa.mp3\">Chhaynaqa<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/chaqesqa.mp3\">Ch'aska<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/chayta.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Chayta\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de chayta\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de chayta\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chhaynaqa.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Chhaynaqa\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de chhaynaqa\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de chhaynaqa\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/chaqesqa.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Ch'aska\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de ch'aska\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de ch'aska\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"year\":\"2019\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K &#8211; Kh &#8211; K&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay attention to the differences in the pronunciation of the following words: <strong><span style=\"color:#0073A8\" class=\"tadv-color\">ka<\/span><\/strong>nka (<em>roast<\/em>), <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">kha<\/span><\/strong>nka (<em>grimy<\/em>) and <strong><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">k&#8217;a<\/span><\/strong>nka (<em>rooster<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kachun.mp3\">Kanka<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/khamuna.mp3\">Khanka<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kamin.mp3\">K'anka<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kachun.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Kanka\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de kanka\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de kanka\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/khamuna.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Khanka\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de khanka\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de khanka\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kamin.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"K'anka\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de k'anka\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de k'anka\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">P &#8211; Ph &#8211; P&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay attention to the differences in the pronunciation of the following words: <strong><span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">pa<\/span><\/strong>cha (<em>world<\/em>), <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">pha<\/span><\/strong>way (<em>run<\/em>) and <strong><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">p&#8217;a<\/span><\/strong>cha (<em>clothes<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pachapi.mp3\">Pacha<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/phawaq.mp3\">Phaway<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pachakuq.mp3\">P'acha<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pachapi.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Pacha\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de pacha\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de pacha\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"year\":\"2019\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/phawaq.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Phaway\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de phaway\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de phaway\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pachakuq.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"P'acha\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de p'acha\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de p'acha\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">T &#8211; Th &#8211; T&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay attention to the differences in the pronunciation of the following words: <strong><span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">ta<\/span><\/strong>kay (<em>knock, e.g. a door<\/em>), <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">tha<\/span><\/strong>nta (<em>worn, old<\/em>) and <strong><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">t&#8217;a<\/span><\/strong>nta (<em>bread<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/takaspa.mp3\">Takay<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thanta.mp3\">Thanta<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tantan.mp3\">T'anta<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/takaspa.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Takay\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de takay\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de takay\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"genre\":\"Blues\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thanta.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Thanta\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de thanta\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de thanta\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:02\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tantan.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"T'anta\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de t'anta\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de t'anta\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q &#8211; Qh &#8211; Q&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay attention to the differences in the pronunciation of the following words: <strong><span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">qe<\/span><\/strong>lqa (<em>writing<\/em>), <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">qha<\/span><\/strong>paq (<em>rich, wealthy<\/em>) and <strong><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">q&#8217;a<\/span><\/strong>lan (<em>naked<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/qelqa.mp3\">Qelqa<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/qhapaq.mp3\">Qhapaq<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/qalan.mp3\">Q'alan<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/qelqa.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Qelqa\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de qelqa\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de qelqa\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"year\":\"2019\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/qhapaq.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Qhapaq\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de qhapaq\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de qhapaq\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/qalan.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Q'alan\",\"caption\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de q'alan\",\"description\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n de q'alan\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"AprenderQuechua.com\",\"album\":\"Pronunciaci\\u00f3n\",\"year\":\"2019\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p>But don&#8217;t focus too much on these sounds, with LL and Q is enough to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Stressed Syllables within a Quechua word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!-- Feed1 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-ef+6k-30-ac+ty\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1730987954818825\" data-ad-slot=\"2934420723\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"background-color:#FAD2E0\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">Almost all the Quechua words are stressed in the penultimate syllable and the rest in the final syllable<\/span>, those are the only two possible cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that in all the examples I give you, the words are stressed in the penultimate syllable: <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">Llan<\/span>k&#8217;an, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">yan<\/span>qan, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">llu<\/span>llan, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">qel<\/span>qa, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">chay<\/span>ta, chhay<span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">na<\/span>qa, ch&#8217;a<span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">qes<\/span>qa, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">ka<\/span>chun, kha<span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">mu<\/span>na, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">k&#8217;a<\/span>min, pa<span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">cha<\/span>pi, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">pha<\/span>waq, p&#8217;a<span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">cha<\/span>kuq, ta<span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">kas<\/span>pa, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">than<\/span>ta, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">t&#8217;an<\/span>tan, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">qha<\/span>paq, <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">q&#8217;a<\/span>lan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, I also told you that they can be stressed in the final syllable, <strong><span style=\"color:#0073A8\" class=\"tadv-color\">how can I realize that?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is very easy, all the Quechua words that are stressed in the final syllable <strong><span style=\"background-color:#FFF7B1\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">always use written accents<\/span><\/strong>, for example: yaqapas<strong><span style=\"color:#2878BB\" class=\"tadv-color\">ch\u00e1<\/span><\/strong> (maybe), allin<strong><span style=\"color:#0073A8\" class=\"tadv-color\">m\u00e1<\/span><\/strong> (that&#8217;s great!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Quechua words are formed by adding suffixes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand it better I give you an example with the root word &#8220;Munay&#8221; (in<em> <strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">red, bold and italic<\/span><\/strong> I put the syllable stress<\/em>, and in other colors the suffixes):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\"><span style=\"background-color:#FFF7B1\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">Mu<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong>na<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">y<\/span> (to want)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mu<strong><em><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\"><span style=\"background-color:#FFF7B1\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">na<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">ku<\/span><span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">y<\/span> (to love)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mu<strong><em><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" 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