Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

It’s three o’clock.

(Spanish) Son las tres.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Can you say it again?

(Spanish) ¿Puedes decirlo otra vez?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

all right, okay

(Spanish) bueno, está bien

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

not many of us

(Spanish) no muchos de nosotros

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

I inhaled, I breathed

(Spanish) inhalé, respiré

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

sparrow hawk

(Spanish) gavilán

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

braid

(Spanish) trenza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

chachalaca

(Spanish) chachalaca

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

snail

(Spanish) caracol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

worker

(Spanish) trabajador

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

weaver

(Spanish) tejedor

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

farmer

(Spanish) campesino

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my brother (for a man)

(Spanish) mi hermano (para un hombre)

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

coyote; fox

(Spanish) coyote; zorro

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

wolf

(Spanish) lobo

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

drop spindle

(Spanish) malacate

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

child

(Spanish) niño, niña

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

male saint, God

(Spanish) Dios, santo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sew a pant

(Spanish) coser pantalon

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

poem

(Spanish) poema

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lamb’s wool yarn

(Spanish) hilo de borrego

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

our town

(Spanish) nuestro pueblo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fault

(Spanish) culpa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

the women who participate in the parade announcing the festivity of the town

(Spanish) las muchachas que participan en el convite

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

leave

(Spanish) salida

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to read

(Spanish) leer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

chicozapote, sapodilla

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

river

(Spanish) río

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

teasel

(Spanish) cardas

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

rock

(Spanish) piedra

Speaker: Bibiana Gutiérrez

lightning storm

(Spanish) tormenta eléctrica

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

squash

(Spanish) calabaza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

squash

(Spanish) calabaza

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

zucchini

(Spanish) calabacita

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

he/she swallowed

(Spanish) tragó

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dumb, stupid

(Spanish) tonto, estupido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) estoy lavando el hilo

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

it is sewing

(Spanish) está cosiendo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

doesn’t work (emphatic)

(Spanish) no sirve (enfático)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

don’t bother me

(Spanish) no estés molestando

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

it is not here (of a thing)

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

Speaker: Ambrocio Gutiérrez

hair like a rat's nest

(Spanish) greñudo (cabeza como nido de raton)

Speaker: Manuel Bazán Chávez

tousled, unkempt

(Spanish) mechudo/a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

blonde

(Spanish) rubio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

hurry! move! (informal)

(Spanish) apúrate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my head

(Spanish) mi cabeza

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

he, she

(Spanish) él, ella

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

stripes (name of weaving pattern)

(Spanish) mil rayas (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

market (place)

(Spanish) mercado (lugar)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

May

(Spanish) mayo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

squash seed, pumpkin seed

(Spanish) (Spanish) semilla de calabaza

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

docile

(Spanish) docil

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

today

(Spanish) hoy

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

slow/laborious

(Spanish) lento/laborioso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pulque (a drink made from fermented maguey)

(Spanish) pulque

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be on a diet

(Spanish) estar a dieta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

there

(Spanish) allí

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

like

(Spanish) gustar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

jug

(Spanish) cántaro

Speaker: Janet Chavez Santiago

falls; falls out

(Spanish) se cae

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

1. to dye; 2. to color

(Spanish) 1. teñir; 2. pintar

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

think, suppose, ask for an opinion

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

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

buy

(Spanish) comprar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dawns

(Spanish) amanace

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

the sun is shining

(Spanish) el sol brilla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be overly dependent on

(Spanish) depender demasiado de (algo)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

to throw

(Spanish) tirar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bounce

(Spanish) rebotar-regresar/devolver

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

stripes (weaving pattern)

(Spanish) cintas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

again

(Spanish) otra vez

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

flat

(Spanish) chato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

very fast

(Spanish) muy rapido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

that

(Spanish) que

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

it’s a dog

(Spanish) es un perro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ten swans

(Spanish) diez garzas

Speaker: Manuel Bazán Chávez

one year

(Spanish) un año

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

less (for non-countable objects)

(Spanish) menos (como en cosas que no se pueden contar)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

when

(Spanish) cuando

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

rainy season

(Spanish) temporada de lluvias , primavera

Speaker: Bibiana Gutiérrez

before, in front

(Spanish) antes

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

How do I say this in Zapotec?

(Spanish) ¿Cómo digo esto en zapoteco?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

How is your sister? (speaking to a woman)

(Spanish) ¿Cómo está tu hermana? (hablando a una mujer)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) surco

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

my arm

(Spanish) mi brazo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my thinking

(Spanish) mi pensamiento

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

why

(Spanish) por qué

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my navel, my bellybutton

(Spanish) mi ombligo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

six

(Spanish) seis

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bottom, buttocks

(Spanish) trasero, nalga

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

thank you very much (formal)

(Spanish) muchas gracias (ud.)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

at what time

(Spanish) a qué hora

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

up

(Spanish) arriba

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

resin of a tree

(Spanish) copal: resina de un árbol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sand

(Spanish) arena

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fried egg

(Spanish) huevo frito

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez