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Mayan archaelogical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| descubrimiento | discovery |
| arroja luz | sheds light |
| mundo antiguo | ancient world |
| mil | thousand |
| 1700 | setecientos |
| Pistas | Clues |
| interactuaban | interacted |
| Contener (imperfect tense) | To Contain Used to describe something that is contained for a unknown amount of time Yo contenía Tú contenías Él/Ella/Ud. contenía Nosotros conteníamos Vosotros conteníais Ellos/Uds. contenían |
| gobernante maya | mayan ruler |
| ciudades lejanas | distant cities |
| arqueòlogos | archaeologists |
| sombra | shadow |
| imponentes | imposing |
| suelo | floor |
| trabajar (Preterite) | Yo trabajé I worked Tú trabajaste You worked (informal) Él/Ella/Ud. trabajó He/She/You (formal) worked Nosotros trabajamos We worked Vosotros trabajasteis You all worked (Spain) Ellos/Uds. trabajaron They/You all worked |
| Perforar (imperfect) | to drill Yo perforaba I was drilling / used to drill Tú perforabas You were drilling Él/Ella/Ud. perforaba He/She was drilling Nosotros perforábamos We were drilling Ellos/Uds. perforaban They/You all were drilling |
| Buscar (past perfect aka clarifying the specific time a past action occured ) | to search Yo había buscado I had searched Tú habías buscado You had searched Él/Ella/Ud. había buscado He/She/You had searched Nosotros habíamos buscado We had searched Ellos/Uds. habían buscado They/You all had searched |
| mientras | while |
| aÑos antes | years before |
| Debajo | Below |
| encontrar (preterite) | to find yo encontré I found tú encontraste You found (inf.) en-kon-TRAH-stay él/ella/usted encontró He/she/you (form.) found en-kon-TRO nosotros encontramos We found en-kon-TRAH-mos ellos/ustedes encontraron They/you all found en-kon-TRAH-ron |
| fue enterrado | Had been buried" (past perfect passive to emphasize the action prior to discovery). |
| Máscara mortuoria de mosaico | Mosaic funerary mask |
| Jadeíta | the mineral jadeite |
| Diseños | Designs |
| cerámica | ceramic |
| hueso | bone |
| cámara | chamber |
| aún (aún más antigua) | even (even more antique) |
| cuerpo | body |
| tesoros | treasures |
| con los que (con los que fue enterrado) | with which (which it had been buried) |
| joyas | jewelry |
| conchas | seashells |
| cientos (cientos de kilometros) | hundreds (hundreds of kilometers) |
| hallada | "discovered" in an archaelogical sense |
| Tratarse de (imperfect) | to be about / to be a matter of Yo me trataba "It was about me" Tú te tratabas "It was about you" (informal Él/Ella/Ud. se trataba "It was about [him/her" Nosotros nos tratábamos "It was about us" Ellos/Uds. se trataban "It was about them/you all" |
| "Se trataba de la tumba..." | It was the tomb..." |
| competir (imperfect) | Yo competía "I used to compete" — Tú competías "You used to compete" — Él/Ella/Ud. competía "He/she/you competed" Nosotros competíamos "We used to compete" — Ellos/Uds. competían "They/you all competed" |
| Yacimiento | archaeological site |
| màs grande | largest |
| en el que | in which |
| entre | between |
| Por lo que (por lo que es muy importante) | for that reason (for that reason its very important) |
| fundador | founder |
| hallazgo | an archaeological find |
| decir (preterite) | to say yo dije I said Tú dijiste You said (informal) Él/Ella/Ud. dijo He/She/You (formal) said Nosotros dijimos We said Vosotros dijisteis You all said (Spain) Ellos/Uds. dijeron They/You all said |
| se afirma | it affirms, it shows, it confirms |
| dinastia | dynasty |
| fue | was |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| Supe que teníamos algo Supiste que teníamos algo Supo que teníamos alg supimos que teníamos algo Supieron que teníamos algo. | I knew we had something. You knew (informal) we had something. He/She/You (formal) knew we had something. we knew we had something They/You all knew we had something. |
| ver (preterite) | to see Yo vi I saw Tú viste You saw (informal) Él/Ella/Usted vio He/She/You (formal) saw Nosotros vimos We saw Vosotros visteis You all saw (Spain) Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes vieron They/You all saw |
| era | was |
| cinabrio | the mineral cinnabar |
| Estatus muy alto | Very high status |
| estilo | style |
| vasijas | vessels |
| antigua | old/antique |
| a su alrededor | surrounding it/ around |
| alguien | someone |
| recientemente | recently |
| Ser (preterite) | to be Yo fui I was Tú fuiste You were (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted fue He/She/You (form.) was Nosotros fuimos We were Vosotros fuisteis You all were (Sp.) Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes fueron They/You all were |
| Hacer (preterite) | to do/ to make Yo hice I did/made Tú hiciste You did/made (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted hizo He/She/You (form.) did/made Nosotros hicimos We did/made Vosotros hicisteis You all did/made (Sp.) Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes hicieron They/You all did/m |
| Pero fue | But it was |
| lo que hizo que se diera cuenta | made him realize |
| Pensar (Preterite) | Yo pensé I thought Tú pensaste You thought (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted pensó He/She/You (form.) thought Nosotros pensamos We thought Vosotros pensasteis You all thought (Sp.) Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes pensaron They/You all thought |
| ser (imperfect) | Yo era I used to be / was Tú eras You used to be / were (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted era He/She/You (form.) used to be / was Nosotros éramos We used to be / were Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes eran They/You all used to be / were |
| Pensar (imperfect) | Yo pensaba I was thinking Tú pensabas You were thinking Él/Ella/Usted pensaba He/She/You (form.) was thinking Nosotros pensábamos were thinking Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes pensaban They/You all were thinking |
| recordar (present) | to remember Yo recuerdo I remember Tú recuerdas You remember (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted recuerda He/She/You (form.) remembers Nosotros recordamos We remember Vosotros recordáis You all remember (Sp.) Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes recuerdan They/You all remember |
| Ser (present) | Yo soy I am Tú eres You are (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted es He/She/You (form.) is Nosotros somos We are Vosotros sois You all are (Sp.) Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes son They/You all are |
| Darse (imperfect subjunctive) | to realize (usually a personal emotion) Yo me diera that I realized Tú te dieras that you realized Él/Ella/Usted se diera that he/she/you realized Nosotros nos diéramos that we realized Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes se dieran that they/you all realized |
| en trozos (en trozos de jaeita) | in pieces (lying in pieces of jadeite) |
| a un lado | to one side |
| de lo inusual (de lo inusual que era la tumba) | how unusual (how unusual the tomb was) |
| lo que pensaba (esto es mucho más importante de lo que pensaba) | i thought (this is far more important than I thought,' he recalls thinking) |
| llamar (imperfect) | to call Yo llamaba I used to call / I was calling Tú llamabas You used to call (informal) Él/Ella/Usted llamaba He/She/You (formal) was calling Nosotros/Nosotras llamábamos We used to call Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes llamaban They/You all used to call |
| Llevar (present tense) | to carry or to spend time or have been Yo llevo I have been / I carry Tú llevas You have been (informal) Él/Ella/Usted lleva He/She/You (formal) has been Nosotros/Nosotras llevamos We have been Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes llevan They/You all have been |
| Decir (imperfect) | (use describing a repeated action) "she asked him multiple times Yo decía Tú decías Él/Ella/Usted decía Nosotros decíamos Vosotros decíais Ellos/Ustedes decían |
| insistir (imperfect) | (use to when describing a repeated action) yo Inisistìa tu Insistìas el/ella insistìa nosotros insistiamos ellos/ellas insistìan |
| celebrar (future tense) | Yo celebraré I will celebrate Tú celebrarás You will celebrate (informal) Él / Ella / Usted celebrará He/She/You (formal) will celebrate Nosotros / Nosotras celebraremos We will celebrate Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes celebrarán They/You all will celebrate |
| una y otra vez (Le decía una y otra vez) | again and again (I kept saying to him again and again) |
| ¿Quieres que baje? ¿Quieres que baje? ¿Quieres que bajemos? ¿Quieres que bajen? | Do you want me to come down? Do you want him/her to come down? Do you want us to come down? Do you want them to come down? |
| Y luego | and then |
| al final | in the end |
| dije que si dijiste que si dijo que si dijimos que si dijeron que si | I said yes you said yes he said yes we said yes they said yes |
| apresurarse (preterite) | to hurry or to rush me apresurè - i hurried/rushed Tu apresuraste - you hurried/rushed El/ella apresurò - he or she hurried/rushed nosotros apresuramos - we hurried/rushed Ellos/ellas apresuraron - they hurried/rushed |
| para hacer balance | to take stock |
| habia llegado a viejo (yo habìa llegado a viejo para mi època) Tu habìas legado a viejo para ti epoca El/ella habìa llegado a viejo para su època nosotros habiamos llegado a viejo para nos epoca ellos/ellas habian llegado a viejo para son epoca | had grown old (i had grown old for my time) (you had grown old for your time) (he/she had grown old for his/her time we had grown old for our time they grown old for their time |
| perder | to lose |
| sobre | on top of/over |
| mandíbula | jaw |
| Determinar (preterite) | to determine (determined) Yo determiné I determined Tú determinaste You determined (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted determinó He/She/You (form.) determined Nosotros determinamos We determined Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes determinaron They/You all determined |
| Crecer (imperfect) | to grow (grew) Yo creciera that I grew / would grow Tú crecieras that you grew Él/Ella/Ud. creciera that he/she grew Nosotros creciéramos that we grew Ellos/Uds. crecieran that they grew |
| Nunca antes habìamos (insert verb) nunca antes habìa encontrado nunca antes habìas encontrado el/ella antes habìa encontrado nosotros antes habìamos encontrado ellos/ellas antes habìan encontrado | We had never before (insert verb) i had never before found you had never before found he/she had never before found we had never before found they had never before found |
| nadie | anyone |
| como | as a |
| asi que eso ya de por si era | that in itself was... |
| asombroso | astonishing |
| doblemente asombroso | doubly astonishing |
| poder (imperfect) | to be able to (used to be able to) Yo podía I used to be able to / I could Tú podías You used to be able to (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted podía He/She/You (form.) could Nosotros podíamos We used to be able to Ellos/EllasThey/You all used to be able |
| poder (imperfect subjunctive) | to be able to (could) - for hypotheticals and requests Yo pudiera that I could / were able to Tú pudieras that you could Él/Ella/Usted pudiera that he/she/you could Nosotros pudiéramos that we could Ellos/Ellas/ pudieran that they/you all could |
| Si pudiera, lo haría | If I could, I would do it |
| ¿Pudiera ayudarme? ¿Pudiera ayudarte? ¿Pudiera ayudarse? ¿Pudiera ayudarnos? ¿Pudiera ayudarson? | Could you help me? Could you help yourself? Could you help him? Could you help us? Could you help them? |
| sino tambièn | but also |
| juegos | pairs |
| orejeras | earmuffs, big earrings |
| lujo | luxury |
| extraordinario | extraordinary |
| mostrar (imperfect) | to show, (depicting something in the past) Yo mostraba I used to show / I was showing Tú mostrabas You used to show (informal) Él/Ella mostraba He/She used to show Nosotros mostrábamos We used to show Ellos/Ellas mostraban They/You all used to show |
| comerciantes | merchants |
| colibrí | hummingbird |
| sostener (present tense) | to hold |
| lanza | spear |
| ofrendas | offers ( religous offereings) |
| representar (imprefect) | to represent (how something was represented) Yo representaba I used to represent Tú representabas You used to represent Él representaba He used to represent Nosotros representábamos We used to represent Ellos representaban They used to represent |
| mono | monkey |
| búho | owl |
| mamíferos | mammals |
| mapaches | racoons |
| lémures | lemurs |
| Sostener (present tense) | to hold Yo sostengo I hold Tú sostienes You hold (informal) Él/Ella/Usted sostiene He/She/You (formal) holds Nosotros sostenemos We hold Vosotros sostenéis You all hold (Spain) Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes sostienen They/You all hold |
| Algunos de los ... | Some of the ..(enter noun) |
| Son cosas | these are things |
| ver (past Perfect ) | Seeing things before a certain event yo había visto I had seen tú habías visto You had seen (inf.) él había visto He/She/You (form.) had seen nosotros habíamos visto We had seen ellos habían visto They/You all had seen |
| a traves | through "A trave de la ventana" "throough the window |
| indentificar (preterite) | identified yo identifiqué tú identificaste ellos/ellas identificaron (used in text) nosotros identificamos vosotros identificasteis ustedes identificaron |
| Subió al trono | ascended to the throne |
| Me estaba convirtiendo te estabas convirteindo se estaba convirtiendo nos estabamos convirtiendo se estaban convirtiendo | I was becoming you were becoming he/she was becoming we were becoming they were becoming |
| Subir (preterite) | to ascend (ascended) yo subí tú subiste él/ella subió (used in text) nosotros subimos vosotros subisteis ellos subieron |
| gobernar (preterite) | to rule (ruled) yo goberné tú gobernaste él/ella gobernó (used in text) nosotros gobernamos vosotros gobernasteis ellos gobernaron |
| según Segun a el/ella | according according to him/her |
| siglos antes | centuries before |
| su apogeo "siglos antes su apogeo | its peak "centuries before its peak" |
| como | as a |
| potencia regional | regional power |
| población | population |
| Al igual que Al igual que otras cuidades | Like (used specifically for comparisions) Like other cities |
| añadir | to add Yo añado I add Tú añades You add (informal) Él / Ella / Usted añade He/She/You (formal) adds Nosotros / Nosotras añadimos We add Vosotros / Vosotras añadís You all add (Spain) Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes añaden They/You all add |
| totalmente | completely |
| Es el primero de su lase | It is the first of its kind |
| para ser sinceros | to be honest |
| emocionante | exciting or thrilling |
| a lo largo "a lo largo de los años" | along "along the years" |
| tener (conditional tense) "Sin esta tumba, no tendríamos ni ideas" | to have ( use during hypotheticals) "without the tomb, we would have no ideas" Yo tendría I would have Tú tendrías You would have (inf.) Él/Ella tendría He/She/ would have Nosotros tendríamos We would have Ellos tendrían They all would have |
| encajar (imperfect) | to fit (use if the fitting is happening currently) |
| ni idea de como encajaba todo | no idea how everything fits together Yo encajaba I used to fit / I was fitting Tú encajabas You used to fit (inf.) Él/Ella encajaba He/She/ used to fit Nosotros encajábamos We used to fit Ellos/Ellas/ encajaban They all used to fit |
| soler (present) | Yo suelo I usually (do) Tú sueles You usually (do) (inf.) Él/Ella/Usted suele He/She/You usually (does) Nosotros/Nosotras solemos We usually (do) Vosotros/Vosotras soléis You all usually (do) (Sp.) Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes suelen They/You all usually (do) |
| me parezco mucho te pareces el parece nos parecemos Se parecen mucho | I closely resemble you closely resemble he closely reembles we closely resemble they/it closely resembles |
| cuchillas | blades |
| verde | green |
| Dardo | Dart |
| práctica | practice |
| Suelo trabajar los fines de semana. Sueles llegar tarde Suele llover aquí. Solemos comer a las ocho. Soléis quejaros mucho. Suelen asociarse con... | I usually work on weekends. You usually arrive late. It usually rains here We usually eat at eight You all usually complain a lot. They are usually associated with... |
| situada Boston, un ciudad situada al norte de Nueva York | located Boston, a city located to the north of New York |
| lanzar | to throw |
| en cuanto "En cuanto vimos la cámara, supimos que teníamos algo." | the moment "the moment we saw the chamber, we knew we had something." |
| no solo "no sólo comió su helado, pero también el helado de su hermana" | not only "not only did he eat his ice cream, but also his sister's ice cream too" |
| ser conscientes (imperfect) | to be aware or concious of something yo Era conscientes ( I was aware) tu eras conscientes (you were aware) ellos eran conscientes (He was aware) nosotros éramos (we were aware) ustedes eran (they were aware) |
| sino que también | but also |
| quizá | perhaps |
| nivelas | levels |
| demostrar (present tense) | to demonstrate yo demuestro tú demuestras ellos/ellas demuestran (used in text) nosotros demostramos vosotros demostráis ustedes demuestran |
| interactuar (imprefect) | To interact (for interaction repeated over time) yo interactuaba tú interactuabas ellos/ellas interactuaban (used in text) nosotros interactuábamos vosotros interactuabais ustedes interactuaban |
| denominar (preterite) denominaron un economica globalizado | To denominate or label as labeled as a globalized economy yo denominé tú denominaste ellos/ellas denominaron (used in text) nosotros denominamos vosotros denominasteis ustedes denominaron |
| Aunque | Although |
| cautela | caution |
| extrapolar | the extrapolation |
| hasta que "espera hasta que llegue" | until "wait until i come" |
| concordar (present) | to agree with, to align (stating a factual, current relationship) yo concuerdo tú concuerdas él/ella concuerda (used in text; subject is 'esta conclusión') nosotros concordamos ellos/ellas concuerdan |
| construir (preterite) | to build, constructed yo construí tú construiste ellos/ellas construyeron (used in text; subject is 'los mayas') nosotros construimos vosotros construisteis ustedes construyeron |
| expresar (preterite) | to express yo expresé tú expresaste ellos/ellas expresaron (used in text; subject is 'algunos [expertos]') nosotros expresamos vosotros expresasteis ustedes expresaron |
| tipo "tipo de conexión | type "type of connection" |
| mecanismo | mechanism |
| me gustariá verlo te gustariá verlo se gustariá verlo le gustariá verlo nos gustariá verlo les gustariá verlo | I would like to see it you would like to see it he would like ot see it we would like to see it they would like to see it |
| carraterra | road |
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