Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I already told him/her

(Spanish) ya le dije a él/ella

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

regularly

(Spanish) a cada rato

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

I heard my name on the radio.

(Spanish) Escuché mi nombre en la radio.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nanche (type of fruit)

(Spanish) nanche

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) tigrillo

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

frog

(Spanish) rana

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

if I

(Spanish) si yo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fried fish

(Spanish) pescado frito

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

testicle

(Spanish) testículo

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

moon, month

(Spanish) luna, mes

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

drop spindle

(Spanish) malacate

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

candle

(Spanish) vela

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

type of candle decorated with flowers

(Spanish) vela de concha

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Santo Domingo Tomaltepec

(Spanish) Santo Domingo Tomaltepec

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

type of worm that grows in manure

(Spanish) especie de gusano que crece en el estiércol

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

green

(Spanish) verde

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

town house sparrow (with a red chest)

(Spanish) gurrión del pueblo (con pecho rojo)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

(Spanish) parecido al saltamontes (más grande)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

animals

(Spanish) animales

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fault

(Spanish) culpa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cotton thread

(Spanish) hilo de algodón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

that big basket (which is not visible)

(Spanish) ese canasto grande (que no estamos viendo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

make, do

(Spanish) hacer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bobbin

(Spanish) canillo

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

chicozapote, sapodilla

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

bread

(Spanish) pan

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

chiles rellenos (stuffed poblano chiles)

(Spanish) chiles rellenos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mistletoe flower

(Spanish) flor de muerdago

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

(pending)

(Spanish) (pending)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

last week

(Spanish) la semana pasada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

turtle dove

(Spanish) tórtola

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

I love that woman.

(Spanish) A esa mujer quiero.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

it wore

(Spanish) se puso (animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dying the wool

(Spanish) se está tiñendo el hilo

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

(Spanish) pizcar

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

(Spanish) deshierbar la milpa

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

unjust, unfair

(Spanish) injusto

Speaker: Cristina Ruiz

there isn’t anything (emphatic)

(Spanish) no hay nada (enfático)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

hurry

(Spanish) apúrate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dough

(Spanish) masa

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

dough

(Spanish) masa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) yerba amarga

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

break

(Spanish) quebrar/romper

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

festival of the Mountain (Guelaguetza)

(Spanish) fiesta del Cerro (Guelaguetza)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

crown/crest

(Spanish) corona/penacho

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martínez

my homeland

(Spanish) mi tierra

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

in front of, on top of, to

(Spanish) en frente de, sobre de, a

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

moss

(Spanish) musgo

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

dove

(Spanish) paloma

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

Moctezuma

(Spanish) Moctezuma

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martínez

delicate

(Spanish) delicado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

today

(Spanish) hoy

Example: nadxi na te dxi nasaa, nadxi na te dxi par guxhisun. Nadxi rabete te rienia nalaa, rienia, nall, rienia bi. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

He is mischievous like you can't imagine.

(Spanish) Es travieso como no te imaginas.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

opaque

(Spanish) opaco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

wide

(Spanish) ancho

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

fortunate; luckly; blessed; fair; just

(Spanish) afortunado; dichoso; justo

Speaker: Cristina Ruiz

a soup like dish made with diced and cooked nopal and masa

(Spanish) amarillo de nopal

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

zopilote (type of vulture) that has white on its wings

(Spanish) zopilote que tiene blanco en sus alas

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

hurricane, storm

(Spanish) huracán, tormenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

holy water

(Spanish) agua bendita

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

delicious

(Spanish) sabroso; delicioso

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

be happy, be content

(Spanish) alegrarse, estar feliz

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

show up unexpectedly

(Spanish) se aparece

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets pale (because of illness)

(Spanish) se pone pálido ( a causa de una enfermedad)

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

My face hurts.

(Spanish) Me duele la cara.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

the sun sets

(Spanish) se pone el sol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lie down to sleep

(Spanish) echarse a dormir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

there

(Spanish) ahí

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

water (plants)

(Spanish) regar (plantas)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

braid oneself

(Spanish) trenzarme

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) causa que se hable o mencione el nombre de alguien

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

grind

(Spanish) moler

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

insults, swears at, cusses out, uses obscenities to, use obscenities about (someone esp with reference to his mother)

(Spanish) insulta, le miente a la madre, usa obscenidades de (alguien esp, con referencia a su madre)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dye it green; color it green; make it green

(Spanish) teñir de verde; pintar de verde

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to complete, to finish

(Spanish) terminar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

take, peel, flake

(Spanish) despegra, descascarar, pelar, quitar

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

dawns

(Spanish) amanace

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to spin, to twist

(Spanish) dar vuelta, torcer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

give lodging for the night

(Spanish) dar posada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

stings (of a bee)

(Spanish) pica (dicese de una abeja)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to deceive, to mislead

(Spanish) engañar, tomar el pelo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

they dance

(Spanish) bailan

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martínez

stay, remain

(Spanish) quedarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

day of wedding; fiesta; celebration

(Spanish) dia de boda; fiesta; celebracion

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

thirteen

(Spanish) trece

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to who?

(Spanish) a quién

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

let’s go

(Spanish) vámonos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

you’re good at doing (something)

(Spanish) eres muy bueno, haciendo algo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

slowly

(Spanish) despacio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

and it’s that, and then

(Spanish) y es que

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

sixty

(Spanish) sesenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

seventy

(Spanish) setenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

my thinking

(Spanish) mi pensamiento

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

at what time

(Spanish) a qué hora

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) castillo pirotécnico

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles