San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec

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)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

earn, win

(Spanish) ganar, ganarse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

spend money

(Spanish) gastar dinero

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

make a charitable donation

(Spanish) donar dinero o propiedad

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

invest money in

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

(Spanish) sus caras

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

drive

(Spanish) manejar

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

(Spanish) marcar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

make a sacrifice

(Spanish) sacrificar algo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

suspect

(Spanish) sospechar de (alguien)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

treat

(Spanish) tratar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

use

(Spanish) usa

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

think

(Spanish) pensar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

work as

(Spanish) trabajar de

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

work, does work

(Spanish) trabajar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

take possession of

(Spanish) tomar posesión de

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

know, get to know

(Spanish) reconocer, conocer

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

cut into little pieces

(Spanish) romper en pedacito, cortar en pedacitos

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

make, build

(Spanish) hacer, construir

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

not have enough of (something)

(Spanish) no tener suficiente

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

should, had better

(Spanish) debía

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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), sacudir (a un bebé); mover (algo) para atrás y para adelante

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

be assigned to (a job)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

act stupid

(Spanish) portarse como un tonto

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

fix (something)

(Spanish) arreglar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

behave badly

(Spanish) portarse mal

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

get married, marry (someone)

(Spanish) casarse, casarse con

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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

sends (something)

(Spanish) envia, manda (algo)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

spill (a liquid)

(Spanish) derramar (un líquido)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

cramp

(Spanish) calambre

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

open (something)

(Spanish) abrir

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

heal, get well, get better

(Spanish) sanarse, curarse, mejorarse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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

(Spanish) perder el alma por un mal susto

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

digest

(Spanish) digerirse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

get off (a bus)

(Spanish) bajarse (del autobús)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

sunrise

(Spanish) amanecer

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

sunrise

(Spanish) amanecer

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

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

My head hurts

(Spanish) Me duele la cabeza

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

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)

Example: Gyex, la, rraban, limony, quën laguaz tu ryulaz? see more on Twitter

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

enter (somewhere), go into (a place)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

get old

(Spanish) avejentarse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

walk

(Spanish) caminar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

suffers, has (what) as a problem

(Spanish) padece de un problema

Example: Xi rzacu?

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

hurt

(Spanish) lastimar

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

start, begin

(Spanish) iniciar, empezar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

barely start

(Spanish) apenas empezar

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

put (something) in (a location)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

arrive right then

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

get exchanged (of money)

(Spanish) cambiarse (el dinero)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

1. spill (of a liquid) 2. get stuffed up, plugged up

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

get scared

(Spanish) asustarse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

get mad, get angry

(Spanish) enojarse, enfurecerse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

find

(Spanish) encontrar, hallar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

laugh; smile

(Spanish) reírse, sonreír

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

smile an insincere smile

(Spanish) sonríe completamente, sonríe insincero

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

be amazed at

(Spanish) estar sorprendido por

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

stare at

(Spanish) mirar fijamente

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

1. run 2. elope (especially, of a young woman) 3. flee, run away from (a place)

(Spanish) correr; fluir; fugarse, huirse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

The girl runs

(Spanish) La muchacha corre

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

The girl runs.

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

be thirsty for

(Spanish) tener sed de

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

meet

(Spanish) encontrar (a una persona)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

get opened, open (of a door, for example)

(Spanish) abrirse, abrir

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

buy

(Spanish) comprar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

buy

(Spanish) comprar

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

buy (something) from (someone)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

stir

(Spanish) batir

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

send (someone) back to (a place)

(Spanish) devolver (algo) (en algún lugar)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez