Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

lady from Magdalena is selling tortillas

(Spanish) señora de Magdalena vendiendo tortillas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to chew

(Spanish) mascar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to support varb

(Spanish) apoyar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to steal verb

(Spanish) robar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to be disgusted, lit. your heart wants to vomit

(Spanish) tener asco o tener asco, lit. su corazón quiere vomitar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to become desperate, lit. to pinch the heart

(Spanish) desesperarse, lit. pellizcar el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to believe, lit. to make the heart straight

(Spanish) creer, lit. hacer recto el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to wash

(Spanish) labar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to visit varb

(Spanish) visitar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to be thirsty, lit. heart gets dry

(Spanish) tener sed, lit. el corazón se seca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to write verb

(Spanish) escribir

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to make tortillas

(Spanish) hacer tortillas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to bury

(Spanish) enterrar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to eat verb

(Spanish) comer

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to have compassion, to have mercy, lit. to flip the heart

(Spanish) tener compasión, misericodia, lit. voltear el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to be strong, lit. to make the heart strong

(Spanish) ser fuerte, lit. hacer el corazón fuerte

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to husk corn

(Spanish) deshojar mazorca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to barter

(Spanish) hacer trueque

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

reads verb

(Spanish) leer

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to sing

(Spanish) cantar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to be certain, lit. to know the heart

(Spanish) estar seguro, lit. conocer el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to cook

(Spanish) cocinar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to get bored, lit. to squeeze/crush the heart

(Spanish) aburrir, lit. apretar el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to grain corn

(Spanish) desgranar maiz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to walk

(Spanish) caminar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

float verb

(Spanish) flotar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to clear your mind, lit. clean the heart

(Spanish) aclarar la mente, lit. limpiar el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to rest (lit. to silence the heart)

(Spanish) descansar (lit. silenciar el corazón)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to cook "nixtamal"

(Spanish) cocer nixtamal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the fields got muddy

(Spanish) se enlodaron los campos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm selecting ears of corn

(Spanish) estoy escogiendo elotes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

You are sad. You look sad. (lit. shrinking heart)

(Spanish) Estas triste. Te ves triste. (lit. se encoge mi corazón)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

I'm washing the blankets

(Spanish) estoy lavando las cobijas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm washing my face

(Spanish) estoy lavandome la cara

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm washing my clothes

(Spanish) estoy lavando mi ropa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

lettuce is wilting

(Spanish) la lechuga se está marchitando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm roasting pumpkin seeds

(Spanish) estoy tostando semillas de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm making tortillas

(Spanish) estoy haciendo tortillas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

apple tree is loaded with fruit

(Spanish) el arbol está cargado de manzanas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thundering (lit. lord thunder is speaking)

(Spanish) trueno (lit. el señor Dios el trueno hablando)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm harvesting beans

(Spanish) estoy cosechando frijoles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm preparing "tejate"

(Spanish) estoy batiendo tejate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm husking corn

(Spanish) estoy deshojando mazorca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm taking grains off the corn cob

(Spanish) estoy desgranando maíz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the fire is burning well está ardiendo el bracero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm eating chicken meat

(Spanish) estoy comiendo carne de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm eating

(Spanish) estoy comiendo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm eating "tostada"

(Spanish) estoy comiendo tostada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm eating bread

(Spanish) estoy comiendo pan

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm eating fruit

(Spanish) estoy comiendo fruta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the sun is setting

(Spanish) el sol se está ocultando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm drinking tepache

(Spanish) estoy tomando tepache

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm drinking tejate

(Spanish) estay tomando tejate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm drinking water

(Spanish) estoy tomando agua

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm drinking pulche

(Spanish) estoy tomando pulche

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm drinking atole

(Spanish) estoy tomando atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

weeding the corn field

(Spanish) se está desherbando la milpa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm making tamales

(Spanish) estoy haciendo tamales

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm cooking

(Spanish) estoy cocinando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm grinding chilis

(Spanish) estoy moliendo chiles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a wooden house is being built

(Spanish) se está construyendo una casa de madera

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm cooking "nixtamal"

(Spanish) estoy cociendo "nixtamal"

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am planting corn

(Spanish) estoy sembrando maiz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am stealing

(Spanish) estoy robando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm burying

(Spanish) estoy enterrando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am lifting

(Spanish) estoy levantando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm chewing

(Spanish) estoy mascando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am supporting

(Spanish) estoy apoyando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am reading

(Spanish) estoy leyendo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am singing

(Spanish) estoy cantando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am being careful

(Spanish) estoy siendo cuidadoso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am floating

(Spanish) estoy flotando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am buying

(Spanish) estoy comprando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tractor is plowing dry land

(Spanish) se está arando en tierra seca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm carrying verb

(Spanish) estoy cargando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I chew

(Spanish) yo masco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I support

(Spanish) apoyo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I plant corn

(Spanish) sembro maíz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I steal

(Spanish) yo robo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I return

(Spanish) yo regreo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to be ambitious, lit. pull your own heart like a rubberband

(Spanish) ambicionar, lit. halar su corazón como liga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

drinks

(Spanish) bebe

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

deep sigh, lit. extend my heart

(Spanish) suspirar, lit. extender mi corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grinds chocolate

(Spanish) mole chocolate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

climbs a tree

(Spanish) sube a un árbol

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squash plant is blooming

(Spanish) la calabaza está floreando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

work hard, lit. throw your heart into your project/work/job

(Spanish) trabjar duro, lit. tirar su corazón en su proyecto/trabajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I bury

(Spanish) yo entierro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I lift varb

(Spanish) yo levanto

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

looks for

(Spanish) busca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to help someone hide something from someone, lit. to cover the heart

(Spanish) ayudo a alguien a ocultar algo, lit. cubrir el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to scare

(Spanish) asustar / dar miedo da

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I read

(Spanish) yo leo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I sing

(Spanish) yo canto

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I build

(Spanish) yo construyo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I get married

(Spanish) me caso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I walk

(Spanish) yo camino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I float

(Spanish) floto

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

it's used to cook beans

(Spanish) sirve para cocinar frijoles

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

jicama is infested with beetle larvae

(Spanish) la jicama tiene larvas de escarabajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán