Vocabulary Flashcards
To remember words I've learned as well as useful phrases
ku’un
mine/mio
yu’un
his/hers
awu’un
yours
ka’al
my water
awa’al
your water
ja’al
rain
ja’
water/is/her/him
jaytul
how many people?
k’ot
arrive/stop by
ya k’ot ta ko’tan
I understand
awo’tan
your heart
yo’tan
his or her heart
tsajtayame/tsajtayamebael
take care/take care on your way-have a safe trip
kil jbatik
see you later/we’ll see you each other later
mayuk bin ora
never
bin ora
what time? When?
k’ajk’al
sun/day
u’
month/moon
talel
come
talonme
a greeting, literally: I’ve come
banti talemat/banti tal?
where do you come from? where does he/she come from
Talon ta (name here)/tal ta
I come from, She/He comes from
yach’il
new/recent
balumilal
earth
abi
pues, entonces
jich abi
Sí pues (ni modo, que le vas a hacer) Yeah, well, (oh well, what are you going to do?)
abiyan
converse/chat
ach
adjective-before a name to call someone “young”
“La smil mut te aech Maruche” La joven María mató un pollo.
ach’
adj-new, recent
example: ach’ ixim - maíz nuevo
nopolix xtal ach’ jabil-the new year is coming
aelmeel/aelmel/elmel
noun
cadaver, dead person
It’s also used before the name of someone who has passed away
ach’ub
verb
renew, make new, remodel, fix
example: ach’ubenix te sti’ jnae
The door of my house was made new
ach’ubtes
transitive verb
renew/restore/reconstruct
ajch’al
noun mud/clay example: bayal ajch'al la jtek I stepped on a lot of mud example: ay bayal ajch'al ta xoral There's a lot of mud on the roadstreet
ajch’altik
adjective
muddy/dirty
Example: ajch’altik swex
His pants are muddy
ajch’alub
intransitive verb become muddy/become dirty example: ma' xamalik ja' teye, ya x'ajch'alub No spill water, it's going to get muddy
tsoblej
noun
meeting/gathering/assembly
example: Bajtik ta tsoblej te jp’ijubteswanejetik.
The teachers went to a meeting.
tsob
intransitive verb
to bring together, to meet, to gather, to congregate
