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Tlamachtiliztli 10 Notlachiyaliz (My Appearance)

TlapannextiliztliIntroduction

In this lesson, we will learn about personal appearance.

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TlamanextilliExample

We will learn about statures and hair colors

 

Alaxtic huan huehueyac (Straight and long)

 

Chihchinohtic (Curly)

TlahtoltecpanaliztliGrammar

 

Tlamānēxtilli tlen yancuīc tlahtolli huan pāmeh (Examples of new words and sentences)

  /Ax-/     “No” (prefix)

Na niechcapantzin     “I am short”

  Na ax niechcapantzin     “I am not short”

 

  /Nel-/     “Very” (prefijo)

Na nihuahcapantic     “I am tall”

  Na nel nihuahcapantic     “I am very tall”

 

  /Tlahuel/     “Very”

Na niazacatic     “I am tall and thin”

  Na tlahuel niazacatic     “I am very tall and thin”

 

  /Achi/     “A little”

Na nitomāhuac     “I am thick/fat”

  Na achi nitomāhuac     “I am a little thick/fat”

 

/Axnel-/     “Not very” (prefijo)

Na nihuahcapantic     “I am tall”

  Na ax nel nihuahcapantic     “I am not very tall”

  Na ax nel nitomāhuac     “I am not very thick/fat”

 

/Axtlahuel/     “Not very”

Na niazacatic     “I am thin”

  Na ax tlahuel niazacatic     “I am not very thin”

  Na ax tlahuel nitomāhuac     “I am not very thick/fat”

 

Tequitl ce: Xiquiihtoa cehcen īīxnēzca (Activity One: Say the appearance of each one)

María ¿Quēniuhqui motlachiyaliz ta?

Na nel nihuahcapantic huan achi nitomāhuac.

Xōchitl, ¿Quēniuhqui motlachiyaliz ta?

Na ni ____________________.

¿Quēniuhqui ītlachiyaliz ya?

Ya ______________________.

 

Tequitl ōme: Xiquiihtoa cehcen īīxnēzca i7tzoncal (Activity Two: Say the hair color of each one)

 
yayahuīc chocoxtic cafentic chīchīltic
Xōchitl Lola María Delia

 

¿Tlen īīxnēzca ītzoncal Xōchitl? (¿What color is the hair of Xochitl?)

—Xōchitl īīxnēzca ītzoncal yayahuīc. (Xochitl’s hair is black)

 

¿Tlen īīxnēzca ītzoncal Lola?

—

 

¿Tlen īīxnēzca ītzoncal María?

—

 

¿Tlen īīxnēzca ītzoncal Delia?

—

 

Tequitl ēyi: Xiquiihtoa cehcen īīxnēzca īxtiyōl (Activity Three: Say the eye color of each one)

 Delia īīxnēzca īxtiyol xoxoctic
Xōchitl īīxnēzca īxtiyōl cafentic
Lola īīxnēzca iixtiyol tzictic
Noīxnēzca noīxtiyōl yayahuīc

 

1.     Na noīxtiyōl īīxnēzca xoxoctic.

2.     Lola ___________ īīxnēzca __________.

3.     Xochitl ___________ īīxnēzca ___________.

4.     Delia īīxtiyōl _________ __________.

 

Yancuic Tlahtolli tlen TlamachtiliztliNew vocabulary

 

totlachiyaliz     “our appearance”

  ax-     “no” (prefix)

  axcanah     “no”

  nel-     “very, much, a lot” (prefix)

  tlahuel     “very, much, a lot”

  achi     “a little”

  huehueyāc     “long”

  cototzin     “short”

  miac     “much”

  que7ntzin     “a little”

  huēyi     “big”

  alaxtic     “straight, smooth”

  chihchinohtic     “curly”

  cuehcuentic     “wavy”

  yahualtic     “round”

  cuahuehueyac     “oval-shaped”

huahcapantic     “tall” (of stature)

echcapantzin     “short” (of stature)

zancualli     “well fitting”

tomāhuac     “thick, fat”

azacatic     “tall and thin”

  notzoncal     “my hair”

  yayahuīc     “black”

chocoxtic     “amarillo”

  cafentic     “brown”

  chīchīltic     “red”

  xoxoctic     “green”

  tzictic     “blue”

Chantequitl tlen momachtianihPractice for Students

 

In one paragraph describe your own appearance (Body type and hair and eye color).