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Most Common Nahuatl Words
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Essential Nahuatl vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| tlacatl | person / man | TLA-catl |
| cihuatl | woman | CI-huatl |
| pilli | child / noble | PIL-li |
| calli | house / home | CAL-li |
| atl | water | ATL |
| tlaxcalli | tortilla / bread | tlax-CAL-li |
| tlalli | earth / land | TLAL-li |
| tonatiuh | sun | to-NA-tiuh |
| metztli | moon | METZ-tli |
| ehecatl | wind | e-HE-catl |
| tletl | fire | TLETL |
| tepetl | mountain / hill | TE-petl |
| ahuatl | tree | a-HUA-tl |
| cueitl | skirt / clothing | CUEI-tl |
| yollotl | heart | YOL-lotl |
| ahquiztli | friendship | ah-QUIZ-tli |
| machiotl | sign / symbol | ma-CHIO-tl |
| altepetl | city / nation | al-TE-petl |
| nahuatlahtoa | Nahuatl speaker | na-hua-tla-HTO-a |
| neltiliztli | truth | nel-ti-LIZ-tli |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| yauh | to go | YAUH |
| huallauh | to come | hual-LAUH |
| tlacua | to eat | TLA-cua |
| ahi | to drink | A-hi |
| cochi | to sleep | CO-chi |
| itta | to see | IT-ta |
| caqui | to hear | CA-qui |
| tlahtoa | to speak / say | TLA-htoa |
| mati | to know | MA-ti |
| nequi | to want / love | NE-qui |
| chihua | to do / make | CHI-hua |
| maca | to give | MA-ca |
| cui | to take | CUI |
| tequitia | to work | te-qui-TI-a |
| nemoa | to live / dwell | NE-moa |
| icnoti | to need / be poor | ic-NO-ti |
| paqui | to be happy | PA-qui |
| tlazohtla | to love | tla-ZΓHTLA |
| temoa | to search / look for | TE-moa |
| huallaquia | to enter / come in | hual-LA-quia |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hueyi | big / great | HUE-yi |
| tepiton | small / little | te-PI-ton |
| qualli | good / nice | QUAL-li |
| ahqualli | bad | ah-QUAL-li |
| yancuic | new | yan-CUIC |
| huehuetl | old / elder | hue-HUETL |
| iztac | white | IZ-tac |
| tliltic | black | TLIL-tic |
| chichiltic | red | chi-CHIL-tic |
| xoxoctic | green / blue | xo-XOC-tic |
| huiac | long | HUI-ac |
| tzitic | hard / cold | TZI-tic |
| yamanic | soft / tender | ya-MA-nic |
| chicahuac | strong | chi-CA-huac |
| nenemi | alive / moving | ne-NE-mi |
| ahzo | perhaps / maybe | AH-zo |
| cualli tlein | good thing | QUAL-li TLE-in |
| totoltic | fat / round | to-TOL-tic |
| pitzactic | thin / slim | pi-TZAC-tic |
| chipahui | clean / pure | chi-PA-hui |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| axcan | now / today | AX-can |
| yalhua | yesterday | YAL-hua |
| moztla | tomorrow | MOZ-tla |
| nican | here | NI-can |
| oncan | there | ON-can |
| quema | yes | QUE-ma |
| amo | no / not | A-mo |
| no | also / too | NO |
| auh | and / but | AUH |
| inic | so that / in order to | I-nic |
| cenca | very / much | CEN-ca |
| achi | a little / somewhat | A-chi |
| ihqui | like that / thus | IH-qui |
| in | this / the (article) | IN |
| ic | from / with / by | IC |
| zan | only / just | ZAN |
| yehhuatl | he / she / it (emphatic) | yeh-HUATL |
| cuix | is it? / question marker | CUIX |
| niman | then / immediately | NI-man |
| mochipa | always | MO-chi-pa |