San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec

name of a hill

(Spanish) nombre de un cerro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

name of a hill and the surrounding area

(Spanish) nombre de un cerro y su alredador

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get a fever

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half

(Spanish) mitad

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1. read 2. sing

(Spanish) 1. leer 2. cantar

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cry

(Spanish) llorar

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Cylinder of palm or leather with a top

(Spanish) tenate

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

here

(Spanish) aquí

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get saved, get kept

(Spanish) guardarse; durar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

1. do, perform 2. have (something) built 3. give (someone) (a cargo) 4. make (someone) (adjective) 5. make (someone do something)

(Spanish) 1. hacer, lograr 2. construir 3. hacer (a alguien) (adj.) 4. hacer que (alguien haga algo) 5. hacer un ruido como, hacer (así...)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

praise

(Spanish) alabar

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arrange for (something)

(Spanish) arreglar

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cast a shadow, give shade

(Spanish) proyectar una sombra; dar sombra

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tie a knot

(Spanish) hacer un nudo, atar un nudo

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let (someone) know

(Spanish) avisarle a (alguien)

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change (something)

(Spanish) cambiar (algo)

pay attention to

(Spanish) hacer caso, prestar atención

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punish

(Spanish) castigar

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work

(Spanish) trabajar

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get in line, stand in line

(Spanish) hacer cola, ponerse en fila, está en fila

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accompany

(Spanish) ir con, acompañar

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understand, sympathize with

(Spanish) comprender

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communicate

(Spanish) comunicarse

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answer

(Spanish) contestar, contestar a

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make (someone) sick, damage (something)

(Spanish) enfermar (a alguien), dañar (a algo)

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defend

(Spanish) defender

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amuse (someone)

(Spanish) entretener

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divorce

(Spanish) divorciar

choose, select

(Spanish) elegir, escoger

explain

(Spanish) explicar

do a favor and (followed by verb)

(Spanish) hacer un favor

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

do something wrong at (a place); miss, is absent from (school)

(Spanish) hacer una falta, faltar a (la escuela, por ejemplo)

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earn, win

(Spanish) ganar, ganarse

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spend money

(Spanish) gastar dinero

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make a charitable donation

(Spanish) donar dinero o propiedad

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invest money in

1. do an errand 2. give (someone) an errand to do

(Spanish) sus caras

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drive

(Spanish) manejar

dial (a phone), call (on the phone)

(Spanish) marcar

bother

(Spanish) molestar

swim

(Spanish) nadar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

need

(Spanish) necesitar

hate

(Spanish) odiar

operate on

(Spanish) operar

ask (someone) a question

(Spanish) preguntar

prepare (something), get (something) ready

(Spanish) preparar

protect

(Spanish) proteger

protest

(Spanish) protestar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

tests, gives a test to

(Spanish) probar; poner a prueba

report

(Spanish) reportar

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make a sacrifice

(Spanish) sacrificar algo

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suspect

(Spanish) sospechar de (alguien)

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1. take photographs, take pictures 2. take a picture of, photograph (something or someone)

(Spanish) 1. tomar una foto, tomar una fotografía 2. tomar una foto de, tomarle una foto a

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treat

(Spanish) tratar

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use

(Spanish) usa

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think

(Spanish) pensar

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work as

(Spanish) trabajar de

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work, does work

(Spanish) trabajar

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take possession of

(Spanish) tomar posesión de

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know, get to know

(Spanish) reconocer, conocer

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cut into little pieces

(Spanish) romper en pedacito, cortar en pedacitos

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make, build

(Spanish) hacer, construir

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not have enough of (something)

(Spanish) no tener suficiente

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should, had better

(Spanish) debía

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help (someone) regain his soul through a traditional ceremony

(Spanish) someterse a una ceremonia tradicional para recobrar el alma perdida por un susto

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

shake (something)

(Spanish) agitar (a una botella), sacuder (a un bebé); mover (algo) para atrás y para adelante

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

be assigned to (a job)

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act stupid

(Spanish) portarse como un tonto

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fix (something)

(Spanish) arreglar

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behave badly

(Spanish) portarse mal

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get married, marry (someone)

(Spanish) casarse, casarse con

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1. doorway of a house 2. in front of the house, in the doorway of the house

(Spanish) 1. portal, puerta (palabra tradicional) 2. enfrente de (algo que tiene una puerta: esp., una casa)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

spill (a liquid)

(Spanish) derramar (un líquido)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

open (something)

(Spanish) abrir

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heal, get well, get better

(Spanish) sanarse, curarse, mejorarse

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lose his or her soul through a serious fright (a susto)

(Spanish) perdir el alma por un mal susto

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shoud, deserve to, should get a turn to

(Spanish) merecerse; deber; tener turno para (le toca)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

1. forget, forget something 2. forget, forget about (something)

(Spanish) 1. olvidar, olvidarse de (algo) 2, olvidar (se le olvida)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

1. stay in, stay at (a place) 2. remain

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digest

(Spanish) digerirse

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gringo (Anglo, white person from the United States or possibly Europe)

(Spanish) gringo, gringa: esp., persona de tez blanca de los Estados Unidos (o quizás de Europa)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

go down, descend

(Spanish) bajar

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get off (a bus)

(Spanish) bajarse (del autobús)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

enter, go to (college, for example)

(Spanish) 1. entra, entra a 2. empezar a estar en temporada (dícese de una cosecha); comenzar un nuevo trabajo, entrar, empezar a trabajar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

pant (of a dog, for example)

(Spanish) ponerse sediento, jadear

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

hurt, ache

(Spanish) le duele (dícese de una parte del cuerpo), tener dolor

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

1. like (something) 2. love, desire (someone) 3. like to

(Spanish) 1. disfrutar, querer, amar (gustar) (algo) 2. querer, desea, ama (a alguien) 3. disfrutar (gustar)

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Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Juana likes to eat higadito.

(Spanish) A Juana le gusta comer higadito.

Do you like to eat tuna?

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

go (into), enter

(Spanish) entra, entra a

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enter (somewhere), go into (a place)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

get old

(Spanish) avejentarse

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walk

(Spanish) caminar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

suffers, has (what) as a problem

(Spanish) padece de un problema

Example: Xi rzacu?

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start, begin

(Spanish) iniciar, empezar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

put (something) in (a location)

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1. hang (in a location), float (in a location); 2. hang (something) (in a location)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

arrive, arrive at (a place), arrive in (a place)

(Spanish) llegar, llegar a (un lugar)

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arrive right then

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez