Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yes, that’s right

(Spanish) sí (así es)

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I already gave them alms.

(Spanish) Ya les di la limosna.

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I already gave alms for the Virgen of Rosario.

(Spanish) Ya di la limosna de la virgen de rosario.

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Did you shut (the door, the window, etc) already?

(Spanish) ¿ya cerraste?

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be mature, be adult

(Spanish) ser maduro, ser adulto

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oh okay (good)

(Spanish) ah bueno

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

and, then

(Spanish) y, luego

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until

(Spanish) hasta

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

Venus, Morning Star

(Spanish) Venus, estrella de la mañana

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this morning (previously)

(Spanish) esta mañana (antioriormente)

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

wood, piece of wood

(Spanish) madera, tabla

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

chayote (type of edible squash)

(Spanish) chayote

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

wild blackberry

(Spanish) zarzamora

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

chick

(Spanish) pollito

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fried chicken

(Spanish) pollo frito

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

silk worm

(Spanish) gusano de seda

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

fish

(Spanish) pescado; pez

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

whirlwind

(Spanish) remolino

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

witch

(Spanish) brujo, bruja

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butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

long-legged spider with a bad odor

(Spanish) araña patona que huele feo

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

air

(Spanish) aire

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(Spanish) tlacuache

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

respected figure who assists with religious duties

(Spanish) padre de pueblo (cargo comunitario)

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cocoa

(Spanish) cacao

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

Sir, Mister

(Spanish) señor

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devil

(Spanish) diablo

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

hare

(Spanish) liebre

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let's go slowly

(Spanish) vamos despacio

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wafer

(Spanish) oblea

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Mexican marigold (made from a single sheet of wax)

(Spanish) flor de cempasúchil (hecho de una sola hoja de cera)

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vulture

(Spanish) zopilote

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

last week

(Spanish) la semana pasada

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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)

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type of dove

(Spanish) tipo de paloma

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

Christ died on the cross.

(Spanish) Cristo se murió en la cruz.

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sweet potato

(Spanish) camote, batata

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dumb, stupid

(Spanish) tonto, estupido

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fine

(Spanish) bien

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I can't believe it!/What!

(Spanish) ¡Cómo crees!/¡No te creo!

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not as much

(Spanish) no tanto

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I don’t know

(Spanish) No sé

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tejate

(Spanish) tejate

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

gets stuck on

(Spanish) se pega en

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he, she, it

(Spanish) él, ella, esto

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

they

(Spanish) ellos

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celebration of the dead

(Spanish) celebración de muertos

Example: see more on Twitter

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celebration of the Nativity of Mary

(Spanish) fiesta de la Virgen de Natividad

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liver

(Spanish) higado

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

squash seed, pumpkin seed

(Spanish) semilla de calabaza

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

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

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dark (as the night sky)

(Spanish) oscuro

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it knows (animal)

(Spanish) sabe (animal)

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way

(Spanish) camino

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

young girl

(Spanish) niña

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my foot

(Spanish) mi pie

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rain

(Spanish) lluvia

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

(Spanish) mazorca

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

be on a diet

(Spanish) estar a dieta

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help each other

(Spanish) ayudarnos entre nosotros

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all

(Spanish) todo

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be equally inadequate (for example, of a group of workers)

(Spanish) ser igualmente incompetentes (por ejemplo, un grupo de trabajadores)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

here

(Spanish) aquí

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sadness

(Spanish) tristeza

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make up a story

(Spanish) inventar un cuento

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they put spices on the food

(Spanish) le ponen especias a la comida

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

bleeds

(Spanish) sangra

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it gets windy

(Spanish) se pone ventoso

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change place of

(Spanish) cambiar el lugar de

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comes out, leaves

(Spanish) salir

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jar

(Spanish) jarro

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lays (a long obj) down, puts (a long obj. ) down

(Spanish) pone, acuesta (un obj. largo, en un lugar)

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do her hair (of a woman or possibly a man with long hair)

(Spanish) se peina (dicese de una mujer, o posiblemente de un hombre de pelo largo)

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hit one’s head, bump one’s head

(Spanish) pegarse en la cabeza

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

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plow

(Spanish) arar

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

it earthquakes

(Spanish) tiembla

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counsel, advise

(Spanish) aconsejar, sugerir

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bother, cause trouble for

(Spanish) molestar, dar problemas

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circular firecracker

(Spanish) cohete de rueda

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laughing out loud a lot

(Spanish) Carcajearse mucho

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become accustomed to

(Spanish) acostumbrarse, acostumbrar a alguien

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to remember

(Spanish) recordar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

spit at

(Spanish) escupir a

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

run

(Spanish) correr

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dances

(Spanish) baila

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deceased

(Spanish) difunto

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a party

(Spanish) una fiesta

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very good, perfect

(Spanish) muy bien, perfecto

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

(Spanish) antes, entonces

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

when

(Spanish) cuando

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

saves, puts away, packs up

(Spanish) ahorra, guarda, empaca

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

How is your mother?

(Spanish) ¿Cómo está tu madre?

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

(Spanish) amo de (dueño de algún animal)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

week

(Spanish) semana

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we are

(Spanish) estamos

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Good afternoon! Hello! (said in the afternoon)

(Spanish) ¡Buenas tardes!

Example: Zaktxi!! see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago