Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

mountain de Macuilxochitl

(Spanish) cerro de Macuilxochitl

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

all out of (something that is not liquid)

(Spanish) ya se acabó (algo que no es líquido)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

There is bread inside of the basket.

(Spanish) Hay pan en la canasta.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Can you say it again?

(Spanish) ¿Puedes decirlo otra vez?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

until

(Spanish) hasta

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

gave

(Spanish) dio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mosquito

(Spanish) mosquito, zancudo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mosquito

(Spanish) mosquito

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

bucket

(Spanish) cubeta

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

earlier today

(Spanish) hace rato

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

do not bother

(Spanish) déjalo; no hagas caso

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

grey or black with white stripes (of a bird, cat, or other animal)

(Spanish) gris o negro con rayas blancas (de un pájaro, gato, u otro animal)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

if

(Spanish) si

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fried fish

(Spanish) pescado frito

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

peso (Mexican currency)

(Spanish) peso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bachelor

(Spanish) soltero

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

necklace

(Spanish) collar

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez

(Spanish) martin pescador

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

Juvencio (man’s name)

(Spanish) Juvencio

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

(Spanish) chipote

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

parade that announces the festivity of the town

(Spanish) convite

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

problem

(Spanish) problema

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruíz

lie

(Spanish) mentira

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

our dog

(Spanish) nuestro perro

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

yes (answer to a question)

(Spanish) sí (solo en repuesta a una pregunta)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

misery

(Spanish) miseria

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

life

(Spanish) vida

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

problem

(Spanish) problema

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) milpa

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

(Spanish) flor del palo bobo

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

(Spanish) flor de niño (la amarilla de diciembre)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

feels around (in the dark or in a bag)

(Spanish) anda a tientas

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

eat, drink (polite invitation that the guests at a party eat and drink)

(Spanish) reciban (invitación de cortesía para que los invitados de una fiesta coman y beban)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

wait a moment, please! (to a group)

(Spanish) esperen un momento por favor!

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

spit

(Spanish) escupir

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

full community meeting

(Spanish) asamblea comunitaria

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

group of dancers for La Danza

(Spanish) grupo de promesa

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martínez

How great that you arrived!

(Spanish) ¡Qué bueno ya llegaste!

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

we are dyeing

(Spanish) estamos tiñiendo

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I won’t have enough meat.

(Spanish) No voy a alcanzar mi carne.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

don’t wait for (instruction)

(Spanish) no te esperes

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

don’t disturb

(Spanish) no estés molestando

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

you are going to pinch

(Spanish) vas a pellizar

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

hair like a rat's nest

(Spanish) greñudo (cabeza como nido de raton)

Speaker: Manuel Bazán Chávez

hurry up

(Spanish) apúrate!

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

box for offerings in church; small bank (cashbox)

(Spanish) alcancía

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

story

(Spanish) cuento

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

they (animal)

(Spanish) ellos/ellas (animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my face

(Spanish) mi cara

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

place, spot

(Spanish) lugar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

altar (in a house)

(Spanish) altar (en una casa)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fire?

(Spanish) lumbre

Speaker: Guadalupe Mendoza Martínez

tallest

(Spanish) mas alto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

monkey

(Spanish) chango

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

squash seed, pumpkin seed

(Spanish) pepita

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

(Spanish) molito de chepil

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

my hand

(Spanish) mi mano

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

my foot

(Spanish) mi pie

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

water

(Spanish) agua

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pulque (a drink made from fermented maguey)

(Spanish) pulque

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Refugio

(Spanish) Refugio (nombre propio)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) emocionado/alegre

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

birthday

(Spanish) cumpleaños

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be sick

(Spanish) estar enfermo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

here

(Spanish) aquí

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

steal, rob

(Spanish) robar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to dye

(Spanish) teñir

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets over fear of

(Spanish) supera su miedo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to bark

(Spanish) ladrar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to border, to meet

(Spanish) juntarse con

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

comes out, leaves

(Spanish) salir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

jar

(Spanish) jarro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets cooked, roasted, grilled

(Spanish) se cocina, se asa (al horno o en la brasas)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

is hungry

(Spanish) tiene hambre

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

move

(Spanish) mover

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

it earthquakes

(Spanish) tiembla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

think, suppose, ask for an opinion

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

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

kneels down

(Spanish) arrodillarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

makes a noise, make noise

(Spanish) hace un ruido, hace ruido

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

to deceive, to mislead

(Spanish) engañar, tomar el pelo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

laugh; smile

(Spanish) reir; sonreir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mix (of tejate)

(Spanish) batir (dícese del tejate)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

like this

(Spanish) así

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

(Spanish) no vaya ser que

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

three

(Spanish) tres

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

How is your mother?

(Spanish) ¿Cómo está tu madre?

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

anger

(Spanish) enojo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

with a bottom that sticks out

(Spanish) con un trasero que sobresale

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

hail

(Spanish) granizo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

his dog, her dog

(Spanish) su perro; el perro de él; el perro de ella

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Santiago Ixtaltepec

(Spanish) Santiago Ixtaltepec

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

thank you (3rd person singular informal)

(Spanish) gracias (él / ella)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

thank you (3rd person singular informal)

(Spanish) gracias (él / ella)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

organ pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: Silvia González Ruíz

incense

(Spanish) copal

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago