Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

the little cave

(Spanish) la cuevita

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I’ve arrived.

(Spanish) Ya llegué.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

It’s late morning.

(Spanish) Es tarde en la mañana.

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

Go on, come on(and do it!)

(Spanish) ¡Anda!, ¡Ándale! (y hazlo)

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

do something improper/say something false about someone

(Spanish) hacer algo indebido/dicen un falso de alguien

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

eye

(Spanish) ojo

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Orion’s Belt (a constellation)

(Spanish) Cinturón de Orion (una constelación)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cicada

(Spanish) cigarra

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

snail

(Spanish) caracol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

student

(Spanish) estudiante

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

brother (of a male)

(Spanish) hermano (de un hombre)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

wolf

(Spanish) lobo

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

they learned (animal)

(Spanish) aprendieron (animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

red apricots

(Spanish) chabacanos rojos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

necklace

(Spanish) collar

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

drop spindle

(Spanish) malacate para hilar

Speaker: Federico Chávez Sosa

eagle

(Spanish) águila

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

my back

(Spanish) mi espalda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

truth

(Spanish) verdad

Speaker: Erasto Gutiérrez López

lie

(Spanish) mentira

Speaker: Ambrocio Gutiérrez

aloe

(Spanish) sabila, áloe

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

sickness

(Spanish) enfermedad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

guests of the bride

(Spanish) invitados familia de la novia

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) acahual (flor amarilla que su palo se usa para hacer papalotes)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

down; downhill, downstairs

(Spanish) abajo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Mexican marigold (made from a single sheet of wax)

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

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sunflower

(Spanish) girasol

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

lightning storm

(Spanish) tormenta eléctrica

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

quickly

(Spanish) rapido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

metate (tool for grinding)

(Spanish) metate

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

fodder

(Spanish) zacate

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

woodpecker

(Spanish) pájaro carpintero

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

muicle

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

I love that woman.

(Spanish) A esa mujer quiero.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Settle down! / Calm down!

(Spanish) (estate) Quieto/quieta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

this is enough, I'm good for now

(Spanish) así está bien/es suficiente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sweet potato

(Spanish) camote, batata

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

group of dancers for La Danza

(Spanish) grupo de promesa

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martínez

twenty-five

(Spanish) veinticinco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) estoy lavando el hilo

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

calenda (type of celebration)

(Spanish) calenda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

load of

(Spanish) carga de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lice hair

(Spanish) liendrudo, liendruda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

barber shop, hair salon

(Spanish) peluquería

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

imprudent

(Spanish) imprudente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

My town is Teotitlán del Valle.

(Spanish) Mi pueblo es Teotitlán del Valle.

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

he/she is going to pay

(Spanish) el/ella va a pagar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my stomach

(Spanish) mi estómago

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

jail

(Spanish) carcel

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

my tongue

(Spanish) mi lengua

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

swing

(Spanish) Columpio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tarantula

(Spanish) tarantula

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

reciprocal relationship between a father of some child and the godparents of that child or between the parents of some child and the godfather of that child

(Spanish) compadre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I’m studying Zapotec

(Spanish) Estoy estudiando zapoteco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) triste

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

dry

(Spanish) seco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) soy muy miedoso

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

(Spanish) chiqueoso, (delicado*)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

you are

(Spanish) eres

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

wide

(Spanish) ancho

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

toasted

(Spanish) tostado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

debt

(Spanish) deuda

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

by the upper street

(Spanish) por la calle de arriba

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

smells like eggs, lamb or goat meat

(Spanish) huele a huevos o carne de cordero o chivo

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

water

(Spanish) agua

Speaker: Minerva Gonzáles Hernández

October

(Spanish) octubre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to mix

(Spanish) mezclar

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I help

(Spanish) ayudo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lie down to sleep

(Spanish) echarse a dormir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

1. be located, be sitting, live; 2. wait

(Spanish) 1. estar ubicado, estar sentado, vivir; 2. esperar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

follow

(Spanish) seguir

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

see

(Spanish) ver

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to curse

(Spanish) maldecir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pulls out (weed, hair) by the roots, pulls (a tooth)

(Spanish) arranca (una hierba, cabello) de su raíz, sacar

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

to climb, to go up

(Spanish) subir

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

make a sound, make noise

(Spanish) sonar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to make food

(Spanish) hacer comida

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

take care (of someone)

(Spanish) cuidar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

to laugh hard

(Spanish) reír fuerte

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

write

(Spanish) escribir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

know (people or places)

(Spanish) conocer

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

keep

(Spanish) guardar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

four

(Spanish) cuatro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

because

(Spanish) porque

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

day of wedding; fiesta; celebration

(Spanish) dia de boda; fiesta; celebracion

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

my chest

(Spanish) mi pecho

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

loom

(Spanish) telar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ten swans

(Spanish) diez garzas

Speaker: Manuel Bazán Chávez

twelve

(Spanish) doce

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fifteen

(Spanish) quince

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

What plant is this?

(Spanish) ¿Qué es esa planta?

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

(Spanish) topil

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

you are lucky/blessed

(Spanish) eres dichoso/afortunado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

garlic

(Spanish) ajo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dancer’s shirt

(Spanish) la camisa del danzante

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martínez

their shirt

(Spanish) la camisa de ellos

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martínez

you’re welcome (lit. yes, okay)

(Spanish) de nada (lit. sí, está bien)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

I’m taller

(Spanish) yo soy mas alto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fried egg

(Spanish) huevo frito

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez