In this lesson we will learn to say what we like and what we dislike, and will learn how to use the negator “ax-” as in the example below:
Nicāmati “I like it”
Ax nicāmati “I do not like it”
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Tlen nicāmati huan ax nicāmati niccuāz (What I like and do not like to eat)
arroz “rice”
chacahrroh “pork rind/crackling”
michin “fish”
chīltlacualli “mole”
chīltlaxcalli “chilli quesadilla”
yamaxtli “big tamal with a whole chicken”
quezo “quezo”
Tlen nicāmati huan ax nicāmati nicchīhuaz (What I like and do not like to do)
Nicāmati niccuāz tlacualiztli tēntlazcayōtl (I like to eat sweet food)
xamitl “tamal made from sweet corn”
pemolez “brown sugar cookie”
chalchocolt “guava”
camohtli tlaneuccalaquilli “yam”
pantzin “Mexican sweet bread”
alfejorez “powdered sugar cookie”
Quēn momachilia tlacualli (How food tastes)
Tequtil cē (Work one): Write a paragraph saying what you like and do not like to eat using the words we learned in this lesson.
Tequitl ōme (Work two): Answer the questions using the words for food and tastes, which we learned in this section
1. Quēniuhqui ticāmati tohtolon?
2. Tlen ticāmati ticuāz?
3. Quēniuhqui ticachilia īahhuiyāca chi7ltlacualli?
4. Quēnque ax ticāmati chichiquilli?
5. Catlinya tlacualiztli nel ticāmati?
6. Cafen ticāmati totōnic zo cecec?