Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be big, have grown

(Spanish) está grande, ya creció

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

It’s been a long time already.

(Spanish) Ya tiene mucho.

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

already

(Spanish) ya está, listo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I already told him/her

(Spanish) ya le dije a él/ella

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

oh okay (good)

(Spanish) ah bueno

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

cow

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

bucket

(Spanish) cubeta

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

star

(Spanish) estrella

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

meat

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Bibiana Gutiérrez

quail

(Spanish) cordoniz

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

butcher of pork (lit. person who kills pigs)

(Spanish) tocinero, carnicero [de cerdo] (lit. persona que mata cochinos)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

head person, person in charge

(Spanish) persona que encabeza, persona encargado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

student

(Spanish) estudiante

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

coyote; fox

(Spanish) coyote; zorro

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

whirlwind

(Spanish) remolino

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

(type of bird)

(Spanish) pájaro mitreño (del tipo que viene de Canadá)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

drop spindle

(Spanish) malacate para hilar

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

irrigation canal

(Spanish) canal de agua

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

Juvencio (man’s name)

(Spanish) Juvencio

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

eagle

(Spanish) águila

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

little; small

(Spanish) pequeño; chico

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ice cream

(Spanish) helado, nieve

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) arriera

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

leaf-cutter ant

(Spanish) hormiga arriera

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

petate (woven reed mat)

(Spanish) petate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mountains with rain (name of weaving pattern)

(Spanish) montañas con lluvia (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

marbles

(Spanish) canicas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

young woman

(Spanish) muchacha

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

lacework

(Spanish) encaje

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

listening

(Spanish) acto de enseñar, la enseñanza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

action of decorating

(Spanish) acción de adornar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

different from

(Spanish) diferente a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

half

(Spanish) mitad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

scaly custard apple

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

1. clay pot, pot; 2. piñata

(Spanish) 1. olla de barro, olla; 2. piñata

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

later

(Spanish) al rato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

scissors

(Spanish) tijeras

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lily

(Spanish) azucena

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

net

(Spanish) red

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

1. storage chest; 2. database

(Spanish) 1. baúl; 2. base de datos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

trash

(Spanish) basura, zacate

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

small broom

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

wild turtle dove

(Spanish) tórtola del campo

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

rat

(Spanish) rata

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

(Spanish) estas haciendo la punta de la madeja

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

do not, does not

(Spanish) no

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

not anymore

(Spanish) ya no

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I don’t feel like doing anything.

(Spanish) No tengo ganas de hacer nada.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nothing (emphatic)

(Spanish) nada (enfático)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

horizon

(Spanish) horizonte

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I am on top of the roof of the church.

(Spanish) Estoy en la azotea de la iglesia.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tousled, unkempt

(Spanish) mechudo/a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

where

(Spanish) donde

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Speaker: Gario Ángeles

cilantro

(Spanish) cilantro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets stuck on

(Spanish) se pega en

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

celebration of Santa Cruz, celebration of the Holy Cross

(Spanish) fiesta de la Santa Cruz

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my ankle

(Spanish) mi tobillo

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

jail

(Spanish) carcel

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

your face

(Spanish) tu cara

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

(Spanish) pepita o semilla de calabaza

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

hot/warm

(Spanish) caliente/caluroso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

amarillo (mole sauce type)

(Spanish) amarillo

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

my saliva

(Spanish) mi saliva

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I’m very happy.

(Spanish) Estoy muy contento.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

here

(Spanish) aquí

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sow (seeds)

(Spanish) sembrar maiz

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sold by the (unit of measure)

(Spanish) se vende por (unidad de medida)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lift the rug

(Spanish) levantar el tapete

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rancid smell

(Spanish) huele rancio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

beach

(Spanish) playa

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

to deceive, to mislead

(Spanish) engañar, tomar el pelo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

You're kidding!

(Spanish) ¡Estás bromeando!

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

stay, remain

(Spanish) quedarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

friend

(Spanish) amigo, amiga

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

taste good (liquid)

(Spanish) saber bien (líquido)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

within a month

(Spanish) dentro de un mes

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

four

(Spanish) cuatro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fourteen

(Spanish) catorce

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

eleven

(Spanish) once

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

What is your name?

(Spanish) ¿Cuál es tu nombre?

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

(Spanish) antes, entonces

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

spouse

(Spanish) esposo, esposa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

at night we say...

(Spanish) cuando es la noche decimos...

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fewer (for countable objects)

(Spanish) menos (como cosas que se pueden contar)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

How is your brother? (speaking to a woman); How is your sister (speaking to a man)

(Spanish) ¿Cómo está tu hermano? (hablando a una mujer); ¿Cómo está tu hermana? (hablando a un hombre)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

anger

(Spanish) enojo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

salsa de huevo (a dish with eggs and salsa)

(Spanish) salsa de huevo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

branch

(Spanish) rama

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I am blessed, lucky

(Spanish) soy dichoso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

belly button

(Spanish) ombligo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

week

(Spanish) semana

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

father (of someone)

(Spanish) padre (de alguien)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

beef stew

(Spanish) caldo de res

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

banana tree

(Spanish) árbol de plátano

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

be sick

(Spanish) estar enfermo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

you stay, you are

(Spanish) estás

Speaker: Gario Ángeles