Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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ruded

verb give

(Spanish) dar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

ruded

give to

(Spanish) dar algo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded

give

(Spanish) dar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded

cusses, uses obscenities (especially to someones mother)

(Spanish) dice malas palabras, usa obscenidades(esp. con referencia a la madre de alguien)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded consejw

counsel, advise

(Spanish) aconsejar, sugerir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded gan

feels like (doing something relatively important)

(Spanish) tiene ganas de (hacer algo relativamente importante)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

ruded gerr

bother, cause trouble for

(Spanish) molestar, dar problemas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded laj

cross, butt in

(Spanish) atravesar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded permis

give permission to

(Spanish) dar permiso a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded posad

give lodging for the night

(Spanish) dar posada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded xkuend

pay (someone)

(Spanish) le paga a (alguien)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded xson

notice

(Spanish) darse cuenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded xson

pay attention to

(Spanish) darse cuenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruded xtiuzen

give thanks to, thanks

(Spanish) dar las gracias a

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rudedu nigaúan

punishes, give something to cry about

(Spanish) castigar, dar una razón para llorar

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

rudet

verb talking back (in a rude way)

(Spanish) responder de mala manera

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rudieh

squeezed

(Spanish) apretado

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

rudiu'u

doorway

(Spanish) entrada

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

rued bangw

spinning wheel

(Spanish) rueca

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

rued xte traly

rued xte traly

spinning wheel

(Spanish) rueda de telar

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

rueed

circular firecracker

(Spanish) cohete de rueda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugie

looks ( in a direction)

(Spanish) mira (hacia alguna dirección)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugie tip

stares

(Spanish) mirar fijamente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugie xhigats

verb watches from a concealed position, watches stealthily

(Spanish) mira desde una posición oculta, mora cautelosamente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugiee

verb I see

(Spanish) veo, miro

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

rugud

stings(of a bee)

(Spanish) pica (dicese de una abeja)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugueu

noun riverbank (mouth of the river)

(Spanish) la boca del rio

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

rugwa kie

cuts (hair)

(Spanish) corta (el pelo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugwa low

shaves, shaves his face

(Spanish) se afeita, se afeita la barba, se rasura, se rasura la barba

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugwak

wraps (someone) in (something), puts ( a garments that covers the upper body) on (someone)

(Spanish) envuelve (a alguien) en (algo); ponerse (de vestirse) algo en la parte superior del cuerpo (como una camisa, chamarra, rebozo, etc.)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugwap Dyus tugul

pay one’s respect at the home where a dead person is laid out before the funeral

(Spanish) presentar sus respetos en la casa donde una persona muerta está acostada, antes del funeral

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugway

cooks (corn from which atole or tortilla will be made)

(Spanish) cocer (maíz que se va a usar para hacer atole o tortillas)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rugwe'

to deceive, to mislead

(Spanish) engañar, tomar el pelo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Rugwe'siu!

You're kidding!

(Spanish) ¡Estás bromeando!

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Rugwe'ten!

He/she lies a lot!

(Spanish) ¡Él/ella engaña mucho!

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin dzïin

work

(Spanish) trabajar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin dzïin

verb work

(Spanish) trabajar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin gu's

herd

(Spanish) pastorear

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin komid

ruin komid

to make food

(Spanish) hacer comida

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

ruin nadxab

verb go bad (of food) ; fall apart

(Spanish) descomponer ; echar a perder

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin ni nadxab

verb do something bad

(Spanish) hacer algo malo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin xhigab

think

(Spanish) pensar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin xsary par tugul

ruin xsary par tugul

prayers are said for someone after he dies

(Spanish) se dicen oraciones para un difunto

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Ruin xtxi

have dinner

(Spanish) cenar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin zïin

verb to work

(Spanish) trabajar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

ruinlau

take care (of someone)

(Spanish) cuidar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruintxei lady gitx

verb weave

(Spanish) tejer

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruintxey

verb weave

(Spanish) tejer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rukua lo gits

verb write

(Spanish) escribir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rukua xtxa gubidx

the sun is shining

(Spanish) el sol brilla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rukua' belt

blow, hit, punch

(Spanish) pegar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rukuadiaj dìch

verb obey

(Spanish) obedecer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rukualaazaning

be overly dependent on

(Spanish) depender demasiado de (algo)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

rukuatse'e

to laugh hard

(Spanish) reír fuerte

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rukuazlo

verb hide

(Spanish) esconder

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rukwa tsee

Laugh out loud

(Spanish) Carcajearse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rukwa tseeten

Laughing out loud a lot

(Spanish) Carcajearse mucho

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rukwats

hide

(Spanish) esconder

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rulaa

rulaa

verb count

(Spanish) contar

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Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rulaa

fail to

(Spanish) dejar de

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

rulab

gets counted

(Spanish) se cuenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruleby

become accustomed to

(Spanish) acostumbrarse, acostumbrar a alguien

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rulee

verb to take out

(Spanish) sacar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rulet

empty

(Spanish) vaciar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rulu'i

show

(Spanish) mostrar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rulub

hit

(Spanish) pegar, golpear

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rumbe’

know (people or places)

(Spanish) conocer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rumbee

verb know (people or places)

(Spanish) conocer

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rumbela'z

calculates, figures out

(Spanish) calcula

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

runidx

gives (something) away

(Spanish) regala, da

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

runiu xkarlienia

you make me feel (implied emotion)

(Spanish) me haces sentir (implica emociones)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rupajw

underskirt

(Spanish) refajo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rupun

the two of us

(Spanish) los dos de nosotros

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

rurdixiu

liar

(Spanish) mentiroso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rusaa

verb drives

(Spanish) manejar?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rusalaaz

verb to remember

(Spanish) recordar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rusaplau

be dedicated

(Spanish) dedicar a hacer algo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rused

rused

study

(Spanish) estudiar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rusia

verb to clean

(Spanish) limpiar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rusieky

answer, respond

(Spanish) devolver, responder

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rusiety

stir

(Spanish) batir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruskui'iz

transitive verb dry (transitive)

(Spanish) secar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rusuli

verb stand up

(Spanish) estar de pie, pararse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rusulia

I card (in weaving)

(Spanish) yo cardo

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

rutau

sell

(Spanish) vender

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rutiepy

to whistle

(Spanish) silbar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rutiplasdia

verb I hold, I handle

(Spanish) aguanto, soporto

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

rutiu'un

to lose

(Spanish) perder

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rutiuj

cut

(Spanish) cortar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rutxa xeny

spit at

(Spanish) escupir a

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

rutxaa

warm up

(Spanish) calentar

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

rutxetxy

verb to shout

(Spanish) gritar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rutxnyaa

marries (performs marriage for)

(Spanish) casa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rutyun

lose

(Spanish) perder

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruu xhummiag

opening of the basket

(Spanish) parte abierta de la canasta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Ruu xhummiag na naguz.

The edge of the basket is soft.

(Spanish) La orilla de la canasta es suave.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Ruu xhummiag zub sarbiet.

At the edge of the basket there is a cloth.

(Spanish) En la orilla de la canasta está la servilleta.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruxhi'ii

sniffs (to smell something or because of nasal irritation)

(Spanish) olfatea

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruxhiexhy

verb sneeze

(Spanish) estornudar

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

ruxhiis

laugh; smile

(Spanish) reir; sonreir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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