Mam language class
Saturday, April 25th, 2020
Zoom
Sponsor: Latinx Cultural Center Student club
with Henry Sales, Tessa Scott, and Samba Kane
Zoom basics
Please mute yourself when you are not speaking.
If you ever have a question, please send “question” or your full quesiton to the chat and we will try to answer all of the questions at the end of each seciton.
Please be respectful to other students in the class! Give others a chance to talk and ask questions.
If you experience any problems, you can email tessa_scott@berkeley.edu or send a direct chat to me (Tessa) in Zoom and I will try to help you as soon as I can.
Stan- recording again?
Chjonte ma chjulqanqi.
Thank you all for coming.
Tessa Scott (UC Berkeley), Henry Sales, Samba Kane (UC Berkeley)
Mam class in Oakland Spring 2020 semester
Our website: https://sites.google.com/berkeley.edu/maminoakland/
We are volunteers and we do not get paid to teach Mam. If you would like to donate, you can Venmo HenrySales.
If you are not on the mailing list (we send weekly emails) please email tessa_scott@berkeley.edu and I will add you. This is where we will send all Zoom invitations.
| Mam | English |
1 | Atm ta’ni? | do you have a job? |
2 | At ta’ni | you have a job. |
3 | Atm___? | is there ___ ? |
4 | aq’unt | a job |
5 | ta’ni | your job |
6 | Nti’ wa’ni | no I don’t have a job |
7 | wa’yi | my job |
8 | Ma b’aj twi wa’ni | I lost my job |
9 | Atm al tuj tjay at ta’? | does anyone in your family have work? |
10 | tuj | at/ in |
12 | tjay | your house |
13 | ja | house |
14 | al | someone / anyone / who |
| Mam | English |
15 | at ___ | there is ___ |
16 | nti’ ___ | there is no ___ |
17 | ta’ | his/her work/job |
2. Essentials / aj qa najb’lan te qe
| Mam | English |
1 | Wab’j | food |
2 | Internet | wifi |
3 | internet | internet |
4 | atm qa k’wal tuj tjay? | are there children at your home? |
5 | qa k’wal | children |
6 | k’wal | child |
7 | Tijil taji? | what do you need? |
8 | tijil | what |
9 | taji | you want |
10 | waji... | I want... |
11 | pwaq | money |
12 | U’j tuj tz’alb’l | toilet paper (lit: paper in bathroom) |
3. Togetherness / junx qo
| Mam | English |
1 | At qini tuk’li | I’m here with you. |
2 | qini | me |
3 | tuk’li | with you |
4 | Ma qwokx tuj ta’ | We are in hard times |
5 | ma qwokx… | We are entering... |
6 | tuj ta’ | in pain |
7 | Kyuw ta twitz tx’otx’ ja’l | The world is suffering now |
8 | kyuw | suffering |
9 | tx’otx’ | earth |
10 | twitz tx’otx’ | the world (lit: the face of the earth) |
11 | ja’l | now |
12 | B’isb’ajil qchwinqlal twitz tx’otx’ ja’l | It’s very sad in the earth now |
| Mam | English |
13 | b’isb’ajil | very sad |
14 | qchwinqlal | our lives |
15 | nchwinqlali | my life |
4. Questions
| Mam | English |
1 | Kukxm na’nani? | Are you still working? |
2 | nti’ wa’ni tu’n tx’uj yab’l | I’m not working due to coronavirus |
3 | nti’m ta’ni tu’n tx’uj yab’l? | Are you not working due to coronavirus? |
4 | mam b’aj twi ta’ni tu’n tx’uj yab’l? | Have you lost your job due to coronavirus? |
5 | tu’n | because of |
6 | tx’uj yab’l | coronavirus |
7 | nchin na’nani tuj njay | I’m working from home |
8 | atm tpwaqi? | do you have income? |
9 | pwaq | money |
10 | tpwaqi | your money |
11 | atm internet tuj tjay | Do you have internet at home? |
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5. Questions
| Mam | English |
1 | Tijil ky’ixb’il ti’ji ja’l? | What is your biggest difficulty right now? |
2 | ky’ixb’il | difficulty |
3 | ti’ji | for you |
4 | Tijil taji te qa tali? | What do you need for your children? |
5 | qa tali | your children |
6 | i’ch’ | rat |
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COVID-19 updates and resources
Videos explaining Corona Virus in Mam and Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-nrN1JdZLQ&feature=emb_share&fbclid=IwAR0d8JZcI6HU_HsNjQ8D1Y8KPmAMFbpI1YdLyW5gKxUzBlF4Y5VIMlO0mfg
Video explaining Corona Virus in Mam https://www.facebook.com/YechelTV/videos/606596446737071/
California state COVID-19 updates: https://covid19.ca.gov/
The Maya World website: https://ourmayaworld.weebly.com/
Donate
https://www.ourfundoakland.org/apply-for-help/
For census: Venmo sanctuary-directaid
For Mam class: Venmo HenrySales
Chjonte kyiy. Keynx kyib’i. Qman kyuk’li.
Thank you all. Take care. God be with you.
Our next class will be Saturday, May 2nd, 2020, 10:00am - 12:00pm PST on Zoom.