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Onion
An onion is a round vegetable with a light brown skin. It has many white layers on its inside which have a strong, sharp smell and taste.
Be careful when chopping onions. If you cut your finger, the onion juice causes a burning pain in the cut.

Xnakät
Kaqchikel
Ri xnakät jun wachichaj sirisik rik'in rij ri rub'onil k'aqoj saqsoj.
K'o k'iy rij saq chupan k'o jun rujub'ul y ruki'il k'ok' y latz'inel.
Tachajij a wi' toq naqupij ri taq xnakät. Wi naqupij ri ruwi' aq'a, ri ruya'al ri xnakät nuya' jun k'atän q'axon chuwech ri sokotajïk.

Onion
English
An onion is a round vegetable with a light brown skin. It has many white layers on its inside which have a strong, sharp smell and taste.
Be careful when chopping onions. If you cut your finger, the onion juice causes a burning pain in the cut.

Cebolla
Español
La cebolla es una verdura redonda con una piel de color marrón claro. Tiene muchas capas blancas en su interior que tienen un olor y sabor fuerte y penetrante.
Ten cuidado al picar cebollas. Si te cortas el dedo, el jugo de cebolla causa un dolor ardiente en la herida.

Seb'ooy*
Qʼeqchiʼ
Li seb'ooy a’an jun li q’een b’onb’il rik’in jun li tz’ejwalej q’un xsa’. Wan naab’al li saqi b’on sa’ xsa’ li wan jun li kaw, q’un xya’al ru ut xsahil.
Chak’e reetal naq yooqat chi xsetb’al li seb'ooy. Wi naka set ruuj la wuq’, li xya’al li seb'ooy naxk’e chi k’atk li rahilal sa’ li q’etq’etil.

Sib'o'y
Kʼicheʼ
Ri sib'o'y are' jun ketekik ichaj ruk' saq q'aqo'j rij. Ruk'a'm k'i saq rij ri unutum rib' chupam, le are' ku tzoqopijulo ruxlab' xuquje' sib'laj ko xuquje' ch'am uki'il.
Kb'an kuent aretaq kq'at le sib'o'y. We kq'at ri uwi' aq'ab', ri uwa'al ku ya' poron q'oxom chuwach ri sokonik.

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