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Verbs Flashcards

1
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Snopel sjun

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Study/Estudiar

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Sk’oponel jun

Yilel jun

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Read/Leer

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K’op

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Speak/talk/hablar

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Na'el
Snopel ta (y)o'tan
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Think/Pensar

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We’el

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Eat/Comer

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Uch’el

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Drink/Beber

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Ilel

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See/Ver

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Koltayel

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Help/Ayudar

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Jojk’oyel

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Ask/Preguntar

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Jujkayel

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Sit/Sentarse

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Jajchel

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Get up/Levantarse

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Tijel Jajchel

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Wake up/Despertar

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Wayel

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Sleep/Dormir

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14
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Tsakel

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Grab/Get/Take hold of

Agarrar

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15
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Beel

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Walk/Caminar

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Animal

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Run/Correr

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K’anel

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Want/Querer

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Chonel

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Sell/Vender

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Pasel

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Do/Make

Hacer

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Kuchel

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Carry/Cargar

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Ayinel (Ocosingo)
Bejk’ajel (Oxchuk)
Tojkel (Tenejapa)

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To be born/Nacer

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Ula’tayel

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Visit/Visitar

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23
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Scholel sk’op Dios

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Preach/Predicar

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Nojptesel/P’ijubtesel

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Teach/Enseñar

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Utel/Utaw

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Regañar

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Petel/Meyel

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Hug/Abrazar

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A’tel

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Work/Trabajar

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Ts’ibajel

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Write/Escribir

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29
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A’iyel

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Hear/Listen

Escuchar

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30
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Bael

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Go/Ir

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31
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Snopel

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Learn/Aprender

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32
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Lok’el

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Go out/Salir

33
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Ya’iyel tsalaw (like Jesus)

Pasel K’op

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Fight/Argue

Pelear

34
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Yu’el

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Power/Poder

35
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Atimal/Tsak’ujamel/Sapel

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Wash/Clean

Lavar/Limpiar

36
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Ixta’ Tajimal

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Play/Jugar

37
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Mesel

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Sweep/Barrer

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Chamen/Lajel

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To die/Morir

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Ch’ilel

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Fry/Freír

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Woel

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Grill/Asar

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Payel/Bulanel

42
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malel

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derramar

spill

43
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e’tan

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drown/submerge

hundir/submergir

44
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elk’aj

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steal

robar

45
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ch’uultes

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bless/sanctify

bendecir/santificar

46
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ajtay/ajta/

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count/
contar/enumerar
Example Sentence: Ya xba kajtay jayeb tak’in ay ku’un
I’m going to count how much money I have.
Voy a contar cuanto dinero tengo.

47
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ajts’es/at’ses

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wet/water/soak
Mojar/regar/empapar
Example Sentence: La yajts'eson. 
He/She wet me.
Me mojo.
48
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Pach

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Hold (in your hands [plate/basket])
sostener (en las manos [plato/canasta])
Example Sentence: Mach'a ya spach bael te moche?
Who's going to take the basket?
¿Quien va a llevar la canasta?
49
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pachk’uj

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To fall (plate/basket)
Caerse (plato/canasta)
Example sentence: Pachk'uj koel te pane
The basket of bread fell
Se cayo la canasta de pan
50
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pajchan/pajch’an

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Place/sit (plate/basket)
asentar/colocar (plato/canasta)
Example sentence ¿Ban ya jpajchan mochi?
Where do I put the basket?
¿Dónde pongo la canasta?
51
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Paj

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To make even or equal/level
emparejar/igualar/nivelar
Example sentence: Lek xapaj te lume
Level the ground well .
Empareja bien la tierra.
52
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Jelon

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v.i.
change/substitute
cambiar/ser sustituido

53
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komel

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v.t
put a stop to, place a boundary, educate, counsel (to not do something)
poner el alto, detener (al que se equivoca), frenar, educar, aconsejar (para no hacer algo)
Example sentence:

¿Yu’un bal ma la jkom me in kereme?
Didn’t I counsel the boy?
¿Acaso no aconseje al muchacho?

54
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Nujpun

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v.i
To marry
Casarse

55
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k’exaw

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v.i
to become embarrassed, to become ashamed
avergonzarse, apenarse
Example sentence:
¿Bistuk a k'exawat?
Why did you feel embarrassed?
¿Por qué te avergonzaste?
56
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juch

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v.t
Move, agitate
mover, agitar

57
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Joyin

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v.t
to accompany, take as company, be with
acompañar, tomar de compañia, estar con
Example sentence:
wokol awalik ta tal ajoyinotike
Thank you (to several) for accompanying us.
Gracias (a ustedes) for acompañarnos.
58
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jowiy

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v.i.
To go crazy, become disoriented, become confused
alocarse, desorientarse, confundirse

59
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jilel

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v.i.
to stay, to leave something there
quedarse, dejar algo

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Nuxel

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V.I
Swim
Nadar

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mak’lin

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v.t
to feed, sustain, support
alimentar, sostener, mantener, dar de comer 
Example sentence:
Bajt smak'lin xchitam [gu]
He went to feed his pig. 
 Fue a alimentar a su cerdo
62
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p’aj (baj en OX)

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despise, (reject something like food), underestimate, undervalue
menospreciar, despreciar
Example sentence: ma xyich’otik ta muk’, ya sp’ajotik [pe] ‘no nos respeta, nos desprecia’
He doesn’t respect us, he doesn’t value us.

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ik’tin

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v.t
make fun of
burlarse de
.

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k’ayel

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get used to, become accustomed to
acostumbrarse
example sentence: Yakalatbal ta k'ayel ta jobel?
Are you getting used to San Cristobal?
Te estas acostumbrando a San Cristóbal?
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sts’ikel

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v.t
to endure, cope
aguantar, soportar, afrontar
Example sentence:
Ya kiltik bintik ut’il ya xju’ ya jkoltaytik ta sts’ikel
We’ll see how we can help them cope.
Veremos como podemos ayudarlos a afrontar (las pruebas).

66
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ok’el

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1. cry 
llorar
example sentence:
 Ma x'ok'at, ¿binti la
apas?  
Don't cry, what happened to you?
No llores, ¿qué te pasó?’
2. bark, or crow, or coo, or meow (or any other sounds animals make)
hacer sonar su voz los animales (cantar, ladrar, etc.)
example sentence: 
Ok'ix te tatmute 
The rooster has crowed 
Ya canto el gallo
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Tijel

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V.t
(1) tocar, mover
Touch, move
Mame atij si’e yame xjempts’uj kojel
No muevas la leña porque se puer caer
Don’t move the firewood because it can fall

(2) arrear
Herd

(3) drive, operate (car, machine), play an instrument
Ma jna’ stijel karo
I don’t know how to drive a car
No se manejar carro

(4) wake up, despertar
Baan tija untike, sakubix te k’inale
Go, wake up the children for it’s daytime now
Ve, despierta a los niños porque ya amaneció

(5) reclamar, acusar
Complain, accuse

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tsalel

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Vencer, derrotar, ganarle a
overpower, overcome, win against, finish, conquer

Example: ¿Aybal bin-ora ya xjuʼ kuʼuntik stsalel te lajele?
Will we ever be able to conquer death?
¿Podremos algún día vencer a la muerte?

69
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kuy

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v.t
(1) creer equivocadamente, suponer, pensar
assume, suppose, think something that’s actually not

(2) tratar como, considerar como

70
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tikon
tikun
tukin

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v.t
mandar (a alguien o algo a algun lugar o a hacer algo), enviar
to send

Example sentence: La stikun bael ta mambajel te snich’an
He sent his son shopping
Mando a su hijo de compras

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p’ol

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v.t
multiplicarse, reproducirse
multiply, reproduce

OX: bol
Ta patil, te kʼalal ma spʼol sbaix-a te células ya xkajotik ta meʼel mamalubel.

72
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kuyel

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to assume wrongly

la jkuy ta bats’il iphoneuk pero maba ja’
I thought it was the original iphone

73
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t’osel

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La t’osix te ke (My lips are cracking)

74
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Komobtes

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V.t
Acortar reducir
Shorten, reduce

La sk’omobtes te pak’e
(She shortened the fabric)

75
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P’isel

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v.t
medir, pesar

Guaquitepec] Ya kak’ ta p’isel te jk’inale. Voy a mandar a medir mi terreno.

[Petalcingo] P’isbil a xtal skaja te chabe. La caja de la miel viene medida.

[Petalcingo] P’isa abi chenek’e, yu’un a kiltik jayeb yalalil. Pesa pues el frijol, para ver cuánto pesa.

  1. imitar, asemejar

[Guaquitepec] La sp’isbe sk’op. Imitó su voz.

[Petalcingo] Ma xpas ta p’isbeyel yok’el. No es bueno que imitemos su canto (del gavilán).

76
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Jaabaj

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v.i
bostezar
jaabaj jkerem
mi hijo bostezó

77
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lim

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v.t
tender
tender; extender (algo flexible sobre una superficie)

[Guaquitepec] Ya jlimix te pojpe. Ya voy a tender el petate
[Petalcingo] Lima ta lum me ak’u’e. Tiende tu camisa en el suelo.

78
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boj

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v.t cortar con machete o cuchillo
la sboj te nichime-cortó la flor
v.i lograrse cortar
[Petalcingo] Ma boj ku’un me winike. No herí al señor

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