Looking for practical Latin to Zapotec phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Zapotec translation (Zapotec) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Zapotec.
Tip: when a Zapotec phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Díí(di'i)
Gratias tibi
Güi(güi)
Bonum mane
Bëëna(bëëna)
Bonum postmeridianum
Bëëna xhí(bëëna xhi)
Bonum vesperum
Bëëna xhí(bëëna xhi)
Bona nox
Bëëna dzaa(bëëna dzaa)
Vide te postea
Dáa xhí(daa xhi)
Vale
Díí xhí(di'i xhi)
Quod est nomen tuum?
¿Náá xhí nè?(naa xhi ne)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Náá nè John(naa ne John)
Quomodo es?
¿Náá xhí?(naa xhi)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Náá nè xhí(naa ne xhi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
¿Ndi xquidxi inglés?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ndi xquidxi hindi nisa(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Ndi xquidxi nisa(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Ndi xquidxi xhíí xquidxi(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
¿Ndi xquidxi nisa xquidxi?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
¿Díí xquidxi xhíí?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
¿Díí xquidxi xhíí nisa?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)