Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

verb go

(Spanish) ir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

here

(Spanish) aquí

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

intransitive verb the sun sets

(Spanish) se pone el sol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

swallows

(Spanish) tragar

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

round, circular

(Spanish) redondo, circular

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

afternoon (3 p.m. until dark)

(Spanish) la tarde (3 p.m. until oscureser)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

adverb there

(Spanish) allí

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

this (very close)

(Spanish) aquí (muy cercano)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

verb drink

(Spanish) beber

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun blood

(Spanish) sangre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

right here

(Spanish) aquí, aquí mismo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) atorar, atascar

lie down

(Spanish) ir a acostarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lie down to sleep

(Spanish) echarse a dormir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

insults (someone)

(Spanish) insulta (alguien)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

(Spanish) visitar, ir a ver

fruit in baskets that are carried to the fiesta

(Spanish) fruta en las canastas que se llevan en la fiesta

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

verb I wake up

(Spanish) me levanto

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

Get up

(Spanish) Levantarse

sink

(Spanish) hundir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pays attention to, thinks about

(Spanish) le presta atención a, peinsa a

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

boast about the future; makes a promise

(Spanish) presume del futuro; hace una promesa

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

gossips to

(Spanish) le chismea a

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

leaves (someone) in a bad position, abandons (someone) after encouraging him

(Spanish) deja (a alguien) en una mala posición, abdnadona (alguien) después dehaberlo animado

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

donates labor to (someone, with expectation that it will be repaid in kind)

(Spanish) le dona trabajo a ( alguien, con la esperanza de que será pagado igualmente)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

ties bands of cloth across (a baby’s) chest (to prevent bad coughs or other illness)

(Spanish) amarra tiras de tela al pecho de un (un bebé)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

ties (oxen) together at the neck

(Spanish) amarra (a los bueyes) juntos por el pescuezo

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

hobbles (donkey or horse)

(Spanish) manea (a un barro o caballo)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

bruises (a part of someone’s body)

(Spanish) moretonea (una parte del cuerpo de alguien)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

yokes (oxen)

(Spanish) enyunta, enyuga (a bueyes)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

puts, gets (something, in or on a place)

(Spanish) pone, mete (algo, en algún lugar)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

grunts (due to exertion or straining)

(Spanish) gruñ (por esfuerzo o al pujar)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

stings(of a bee)

(Spanish) pica (dicese de una abeja)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

gets soft, gets flexible, gets tanned (of leather)

(Spanish) se pone blando, se pone flexible; se curte (dicese de cuero)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

sucks; smokes (cigarettes, tabacco, a pipe)

(Spanish) mama; fuma ( cigarros, tabaco, una pipa)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

plays the top and ball game

(Spanish) participa en un juego de trompo y pelota

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

nurses, breastfeeds (of a baby)

(Spanish) mama (dicese de un bebé)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

calculates, figures out

(Spanish) calcula

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

thinks poorly of, looks down on, criticizes

(Spanish) piensa mal de; criitica

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

sniffs (to smell something or because of nasal irritation)

(Spanish) olfatea

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

prepare food (for eating away from home)

(Spanish) preparar comida (para que se como afuera de casa)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

curses, wishes ill to, puts curse on

(Spanish) maldice

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

gets stuck on

(Spanish) se pega en

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

irrigates, waters

(Spanish) riega

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

tries to avoid having (something happen)

(Spanish) intenta evitar que (algo pase)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

verb hit

(Spanish) pegar

Speaker: CC

ask for lodging for Mary and Joseph during a traditional procession at Christmas time

(Spanish) pide alojamiento para Maria y Jose durante un procesión tradicional de Las Posadas en Navidad

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

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

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

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

distributes, gives out

(Spanish) distribuye, da

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

rip

(Spanish) rasgar

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez