Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

(Spanish) chinche

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

welcome to this place; God has brought you

(Spanish) bienvenidos a este lugar; Dios los ha traído a ustedes

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

three months has passed, three months later

(Spanish) tres meses han pasado, tres meses después

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

c’mon (more insistent)

(Spanish) ándale, hombre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

the Southern cross (name of a constellation)

(Spanish) nombre de una constelación (la cruz del sur)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I placed carefully

(Spanish) coloqué con cuidado

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

chayote (type of edible squash)

(Spanish) chayote

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

chicken, hen

(Spanish) pollo, gallina

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fish

(Spanish) pescado; pez

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

butcher of pigs

(Spanish) tocinero

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez

male teenager

(Spanish) muchacho

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

necklace

(Spanish) collar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sapodilla

(Spanish) zapote

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

(Spanish) culebra chicotera

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

(Spanish) pinto

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

tomatillo

(Spanish) miltomate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ice cream

(Spanish) helado, nieve

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

well

(Spanish) pozo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

orphan

(Spanish) huérfano

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

mountain, hill

(Spanish) montaña, cerro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

vegetable

(Spanish) verdura

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cochineal

(Spanish) cochinilla

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

all day long

(Spanish) todo el día

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

necklace

(Spanish) collar

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

listening

(Spanish) acto de enseñar, la enseñanza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

life

(Spanish) vida

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

shirt embroidered with flowers

(Spanish) blusa bordada de flores

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bobbin

(Spanish) canillo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

we’ll see each other

(Spanish) nos vemos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ice

(Spanish) hielo

Speaker: Minerva González Hernández

chile de árbol (type of chile)

(Spanish) chile de árbol

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

flor de cacao

(Spanish) flor de cacao

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fast

(Spanish) ¡rápido!

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dry corn plants

(Spanish) zacate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

when

(Spanish) cuándo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

raise my hand

(Spanish) levantar la mano (mía)

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

mute

(Spanish) mudo

Speaker: Ambrocio Gutiérrez

sandal

(Spanish) huarache

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

broken

(Spanish) roto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Christ died on the cross.

(Spanish) Cristo se murió en la cruz.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

twenty-seven

(Spanish) veintisiete

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

horse

(Spanish) caballo

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

(Spanish) como crees

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) arar

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

it is not here (of a thing)

(Spanish) no está / no hay (de una cosa)

Speaker: Ambrocio Gutiérrez

I don’t remember

(Spanish) no me acuerdo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tousled, unkempt

(Spanish) mechudo/a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

west

(Spanish) oeste

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

heart

(Spanish) corazón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

letter

(Spanish) letra

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my grandfather’s house

(Spanish) la casa de mi abuelo

Speaker: Bibiana Gutiérrez

May

(Spanish) mayo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

teacher (expert)

(Spanish) maestro (experto en algo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

discouraged

(Spanish) agüitado

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

bad, rotten

(Spanish) malo, descompuesto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

salty

(Spanish) salado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

taste

(Spanish) sabor

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

the day before yesterday

(Spanish) ante ayer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

helper

(Spanish) ayudante

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bitter

(Spanish) amargado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

water

(Spanish) agua

Speaker: Minerva Gonzáles Hernández

drizzle (diminutive)

(Spanish) llovizna (diminutivo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

need to pee

(Spanish) tener ganas de hacer pipí

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets soft, gets flexible, gets tanned (of leather)

(Spanish) se pone blando, se pone flexible; se curte (dicese de cuero)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

it hails

(Spanish) graniza, cae granizo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets sold, sells

(Spanish) se vende

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bark

(Spanish) ladrar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

hugs

(Spanish) abraza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ask for lodging for Mary and Joseph during a traditional procession at Christmas time

(Spanish) pide alojamiento para Maria y Jose durante un procesión tradicional de Las Posadas en Navidad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I want; I love

(Spanish) quiero

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

give permission to

(Spanish) dar permiso a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets counted

(Spanish) se cuenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

know (people or places)

(Spanish) conocer

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

underskirt

(Spanish) refajo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dance of the feather

(Spanish) Danza de la Pluma

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dance of the Danzantes on the first day of the fiesta

(Spanish) baile de los danzantes el primer día de la fiesta

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martínez

rent (like the owner of the house)

(Spanish) rentar, alquilar (si eres el dueno de la casa)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

easy

(Spanish) facil

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

at this time, at that time

(Spanish) a esta hora

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

so that you learn to read

(Spanish) para que aprendas a leer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

What can I use to drink water out of?

(Spanish) ¿En qué voy a tomar agua?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nineteen

(Spanish) diecinueve

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

in the morning

(Spanish) en la mañana

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

every day

(Spanish) a diario, cada día

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

your daughter

(Spanish) tu hija

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) maiz desgranado

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

belly button

(Spanish) ombligo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Santiago Ixtaltepec

(Spanish) Santiago Ixtaltepec

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

My mouth is red.

(Spanish) Mi boca es roja.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

of (for possession)

(Spanish) de (de posesión)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tie-down (La Danza step)

(Spanish) amarrador (paso de La Danza)

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martínez

greeting with handshake

(Spanish) saludo de mano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dancer's shirt

(Spanish) la camisa del danzante

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martínez

(Spanish) yugo

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

sand

(Spanish) arena

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

goes and catches (a bus, train, plane)

(Spanish) se fue y se subió en (un autobus, tren, avión)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

almost

(Spanish) casi

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez