Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

"Well of the Four"

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be empty (of liquid or gas)

(Spanish) estar vacío (de un líquido o gas)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

It’s three o’clock.

(Spanish) Son las tres.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

do something well, in a mature way

(Spanish) hace algo bien, de una forma madura (él, ella)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

response to new information (emphatic)

(Spanish) a poco (enfático)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

peas

(Spanish) chícharos

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

seed

(Spanish) semilla

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

nanche (type of fruit)

(Spanish) nanche

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

old person, elderly person

(Spanish) anciano, anciana

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

rich person

(Spanish) persona rica

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

butcher of pigs

(Spanish) tocinero

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez

young boy

(Spanish) muchacho

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) se manchó

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

irrigation canal

(Spanish) canal de agua

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

blister

(Spanish) ampolla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tomatillo

(Spanish) miltomate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

leaf-cutter ant

(Spanish) hormiga arriera

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

heron

(Spanish) garza

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

owl (without the raised feathers that look like ears)

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

well

(Spanish) pozo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

well

(Spanish) pozo

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

mountains with rain (name of weaving pattern)

(Spanish) montañas con lluvia (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

owl (with raised feathers that look like ears)

(Spanish) búho, tecolote

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

cochineal

(Spanish) cochinilla

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

even

(Spanish) parejo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

all day long

(Spanish) todo el día

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yarn, thread

(Spanish) hilo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cigarette

(Spanish) cigarro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ice

(Spanish) hielo

Speaker: Minerva González Hernández

corn field

(Spanish) milpa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

chicozapote, sapodilla

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

down here

(Spanish) aquí abajo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

needle

(Spanish) aguja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fruit peel

(Spanish) corteza de (fruta)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

cave, rock formation

(Spanish) cueva, formación de rocas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(type of flower)

(Spanish) (tipo de flor)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

I went to wash

(Spanish) fui a lavar

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

small broom

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

(Spanish) tequio

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

Settle down! / Calm down!

(Spanish) (estate) Quieto/quieta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

grasshopper

(Spanish) saltamontes

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

broom

(Spanish) escoba

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

guava

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

flower

(Spanish) flor

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

July

(Spanish) julio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) sembrar

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

(Spanish) arar

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

lime

(Spanish) limón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) limón

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

gray

(Spanish) gris

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

My name is

(Spanish) Mi nombre es

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

dry

(Spanish) seco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

there; that

(Spanish) eso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) comida a base de pepitas

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

sugar cane

(Spanish) caña de azucar

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

paddle used in La Danza

(Spanish) paleta

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martínez

to sweat

(Spanish) sudar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

all kinds

(Spanish) de todo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be equally inadequate (for example, of a group of workers)

(Spanish) ser igualmente incompetentes (por ejemplo, un grupo de trabajadores)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

leave

(Spanish) salir

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

there

(Spanish) ahí

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be sold

(Spanish) venderse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets over fear of

(Spanish) supera su miedo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to bark

(Spanish) ladrar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) un pájaro que se conoce por ruin

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

gets caught (doing something wrong)

(Spanish) se descubre ( haciendo algo malo)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

distributes, gives out

(Spanish) distribuye, da

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lightning strike, there is lightning

(Spanish) relampaguea, cae un relámpago

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

order

(Spanish) mandar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

think, suppose, ask for an opinion

(Spanish) creer, pensar, suponer, pedir una opinión

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

your mouth

(Spanish) tu boca

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

make a lot of noise

(Spanish) sonar mucho

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

give thanks to, thanks

(Spanish) dar las gracias a

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

spinning wheel

(Spanish) rueda de telar

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

gets counted

(Spanish) se cuenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

liar

(Spanish) mentiroso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to remember

(Spanish) recordar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

cinema

(Spanish) cine

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ninety

(Spanish) noventa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

because

(Spanish) porque

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

seco (a dish of bread and a piece of chocolate that you give to a widow or someone who did not come to a party)

(Spanish) seco (un plato de pan con una tablilla de chocolate que se da a alguien que no fue a una fiesta o a un viudo o viuda)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

one year

(Spanish) un año

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

one

(Spanish) uno

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

one week

(Spanish) una semana

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

when

(Spanish) cuando

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

in the morning we say

(Spanish) cuando es manaña decimos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dry season

(Spanish) tiempo de sequia

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kiss

(Spanish) beso

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

wasp

(Spanish) avispa

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

How are you? (informal)

(Spanish) ¿Cómo estás?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

under

(Spanish) abajo, debajo de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

your cat

(Spanish) tu gato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

every day

(Spanish) a diario, cada día

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

medicinal herb to cure fever

(Spanish) hierba medicinál para curar la fiebre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

woman

(Spanish) mujer

Speaker: Minerva Gonzáles Hernández

their heel

(Spanish) el talón de ellos

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

soil

(Spanish) tierra

Speaker: Ambrocio Gutiérrez

Good midday! Hello! (said at noon)

(Spanish) ¡Buenos mediodía!

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bone

(Spanish) hueso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago