Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

oh okay (good)

(Spanish) ah bueno

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

later

(Spanish) al rato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

until

(Spanish) hasta

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

shooting star, comet (star fire)

(Spanish) cometa, estrella fugaz, (estrella fuego)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

wild chicken

(Spanish) pollo del monte

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

hen of the age to produce eggs

(Spanish) gallina que está en la etapa de producir huevos

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

dog (nahual)

(Spanish) perro (nahual)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

tree snake

(Spanish) serpiente de árboles

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

'spirit animal'

(Spanish) nahual

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martínez

louse

(Spanish) piojo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

peppermint

(Spanish) yerbabuena

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

we drank

(Spanish) bebimos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

air

(Spanish) aire

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

firefly

(Spanish) luciérnaga

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

(Spanish) ampolla

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

blister

(Spanish) ampolla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ice cream

(Spanish) helado, nieve

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I arrived.

(Spanish) Llegué.

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

owl

(Spanish) búho, tecolote

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

poem

(Spanish) poema

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

feather

(Spanish) plumas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

necklace

(Spanish) collar

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

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

type of tree

(Spanish) jarilla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

guts

(Spanish) tripas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

we’ll see each other

(Spanish) nos vemos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

Guelacé (name of town)

(Spanish) Guelacé (nombre de un pueblo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

later, we're going to Oaxaca City

(Spanish) vamos a la ciudad de Oaxaca al rato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my lips

(Spanish) mis labios

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

orchid

(Spanish) orquidea

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

(Spanish) chilacayota

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

dry corn plants

(Spanish) zacate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

let something happen

(Spanish) dejar pasar algo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I learned it, I learned that

(Spanish) lo aprendí, aprendí eso

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

woman that just gave birth

(Spanish) mujer que acaba de tener un hijo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lightning

(Spanish) relàmpago

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

twenty-seven

(Spanish) veintisiete

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

twenty-four

(Spanish) veinticuatro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

twenty

(Spanish) veinte

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

thirty

(Spanish) treinta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

where

(Spanish) dónde

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) estoy cortando el tapete

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

never

(Spanish) nunca

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I didn’t hear what you said.

(Spanish) No escuché lo que dijiste.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

barber shop, hair salon

(Spanish) peluquería

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets stuck on

(Spanish) se pega en

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

reflection

(Spanish) reflexión

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my face

(Spanish) mi cara

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

he, she

(Spanish) él, ella

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

patio

(Spanish) patio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dove

(Spanish) paloma

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

old-fashioned coins

(Spanish) dinero antiguo

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martínez

table

(Spanish) mesa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Wednesday

(Spanish) miércoles

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mass

(Spanish) misa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

You are very rude and you were in my belly.

(Spanish) Eres muy grosero y en mi panza estuviste.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

reckless/poorly done

(Spanish) imprudente/mal hecho

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

toasted

(Spanish) tostado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

that (referring to something that is not present or that is not specifically mentioned)

(Spanish) eso (refiriéndose a algo que no está presente o que no se menciona especificamente)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

that

(Spanish) que

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

who, that

(Spanish) lo que, la que, quien

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

fluvial water full of dirt (because of recent rains and fast current)

(Spanish) agua fluvial que ha subido a causa de las lluvias (que también arrastra ramas u hojas secas)

Speaker: Bibiana Gutiérrez

it gets windy

(Spanish) se pone ventoso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to be scared

(Spanish) asustarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pulls (something), pull something, pull something aways

(Spanish) tira, jala, saca, algo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

grows (plant)

(Spanish) crece (la planta)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to request

(Spanish) pedir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

grow up

(Spanish) crecer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

peel (as of onions or garlic)

(Spanish) pelar (cebollas o ajos)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riverbank (mouth of the river)

(Spanish) la boca del rio

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

hide

(Spanish) esconder

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

stir

(Spanish) batir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

marries (performs marriage for)

(Spanish) casa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

family

(Spanish) familia

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

similar

(Spanish) similar

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

stripes (weaving pattern)

(Spanish) cintas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

four

(Spanish) cuatro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

excuse me, coming through

(Spanish) voy a pasar por favor/con permiso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be patient

(Spanish) con calma

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

How are you? (informal)

(Spanish) ¿Cómo estás?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my son-in-law

(Spanish) mi yerno

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my daughter-in-law

(Spanish) mi nuera

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

your mother

(Spanish) tu mamá

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

offspring, child

(Spanish) hijo, hija

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

godchild

(Spanish) ahijado, ahijada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

what a shame

(Spanish) que lástima

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

branch

(Spanish) rama

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) campamocha

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

elderly people

(Spanish) viejitos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

San Miguel del Valle

(Spanish) San Miguel del Valle

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

centipede

(Spanish) cienpies

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

rattle sound

(Spanish) sonaja (sonido del cascabel)

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Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martínez

crunchy

(Spanish) crujiente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

huaje tree

(Spanish) arból de huaje

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) olote para desgranar maíz

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

many years

(Spanish) muchos años

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño