Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

phrase I’m finished

(Spanish) ya terminé

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

phrase three months has passed, three months later

(Spanish) tres meses han pasado, tres meses después

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

be dead already

(Spanish) ya murió

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

it’s three o’clock

(Spanish) son las tres

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

proxy, go between,(someone who speaks on the behalf of a lover)

(Spanish) alcahuete (persona que habla con alguien de parte de un amante)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

proper noun Pedro

(Spanish) Pedro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

comb

(Spanish) peine

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

noun butcher of pigs

(Spanish) tocinero

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez

moon, month

(Spanish) luna, mes

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

three-quarter moon

(Spanish) luna de último cuarto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

air

(Spanish) aire

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

noun necklace

(Spanish) collar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

noun type of worm that grows in manure

(Spanish) especie de gusano que crece en el estiércol

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

eaten breakfast

(Spanish) desayunaste (2 persona comp. desayunar)

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

(of a liquid) pour everything out

(Spanish) vacía todo/echa todo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun black widow spider

(Spanish) araña viuda negra

Speaker: CC

poem

(Spanish) poema

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Zapotec language

(Spanish) lengua zapoteca

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

backstrap

(Spanish) mecapal

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

stir

(Spanish) revolver

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pérez

(god of) thunder and lightning

(Spanish) (dios de) los truenos y el relámpago

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

livestock

(Spanish) ganado

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

be resurrected

(Spanish) revivir (tercera persona)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

verb beat up

(Spanish) dar una paliza, golpear

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bobbin

(Spanish) canillo

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

farewell see you thursday

(Spanish) nos vemos el jueves

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

corn field

(Spanish) milpa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun algae

(Spanish) alga

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

thorn

(Spanish) espina

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

chiles rellenos (stuffed pablano chiles)

(Spanish) chiles rellenos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pennyroyal

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

has long hair

(Spanish) de pelo largo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

verb I dyed

(Spanish) teñí

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

last year

(Spanish) el año pasado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

once in a while

(Spanish) de vez en cuando

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

phrase I learned it, I learned that

(Spanish) lo aprendí, aprendí eso

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

little kid

(Spanish) nino pequeno

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

small (young) grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulín pequeño (jóven)

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

long ago, a long time ago

(Spanish) hace mucho tiempo

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

number twenty

(Spanish) veinte

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun June

(Spanish) junio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dying the wool

(Spanish) se está tiñendo el hilo

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

(Spanish) riego

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

(Spanish) se está amarrando la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

verb you are

(Spanish) estás

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

I’m not okay

(Spanish) No estoy bien

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

phrase I’m not saying anything

(Spanish) no estoy diciendo nada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

it’s not good, it’s not nice

(Spanish) no está bueno, no es bonito

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

it is not expensive

(Spanish) no cuesta caro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun horizon

(Spanish) horizonte

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tousled, unkempt

(Spanish) mechudo/a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

hurry up

(Spanish) apúrate!

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

noun thigh

(Spanish) muslo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tejate

(Spanish) tejate

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

town Juchitán

(Spanish) Juchitán

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

1. cloth; 2. clothes

(Spanish) 1. tela; 2. ropa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun my homeland

(Spanish) mi tierra

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

house (of someone)

(Spanish) casa (de alguien)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun border of piece of property, edge of field

(Spanish) límite de propiedad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun May

(Spanish) mayo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

calandra lark

(Spanish) calandria

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

(Spanish) pepita o semilla de calabaza

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

dark (as the night sky)

(Spanish) oscuro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

road; street

(Spanish) camino; calle

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

black

(Spanish) negro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) comida a base de pepitas

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

adverb all

(Spanish) todo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

The tip of my tongue hurts.

(Spanish) La punta de mi lengua duele.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

help each other

(Spanish) ayudarnos entre nosotros

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets straight, gets flat

(Spanish) se endereza, se aplana

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

verb I remember well

(Spanish) me acuerdo mucho

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

round, circular

(Spanish) redondo, circular

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

trick, cheat

(Spanish) engañar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

phrase they put spices on the food

(Spanish) le ponen especias a la comida

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

intransitive verb gets sold, sells

(Spanish) se vende

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to dye

(Spanish) teñir

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets angry

(Spanish) enojase

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

lie

(Spanish) acostarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

verb tell

(Spanish) contar, narrar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

it’s one o’clock

(Spanish) es la una

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

1.love 2. want

(Spanish) 1.amar 2. quierer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ask God for something

(Spanish) pedirle algo a Dios

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

verb walk

(Spanish) caminar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

noun beach

(Spanish) playa

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

verb sobs

(Spanish) solloza

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

give permission to

(Spanish) dar permiso a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

flat

(Spanish) chato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

phrase in the morning we say

(Spanish) cuando es manaña decimos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fewer (for countable objects)

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

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

be patient

(Spanish) con calma

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun under the ear

(Spanish) debajo de la oreja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

phrase thank you (2nd person singular informal)

(Spanish) gracias (tu)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun firework, tower of fireworks

(Spanish) castillo de cohete

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun chair

(Spanish) silla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

phrase you’re welcome (respectful)

(Spanish) de nada (respeto)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

keep on [doing something], keep on occurring

(Spanish) seguir [haciendo algo], seguir ocurriendo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago