Looking for practical Bikol to Yucatec Maya phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bikol phrase first, then the Yucatec Maya translation (Yucatec Maya) — 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 Yucatec Maya.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Yucatec Maya-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kamusta
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Salamat
Yum bo'otik
Magandang umaga
Bix a k'iik
Magandang hapon
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Magandang gabi
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Magandang gabi
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Kita-kits
Tuméen k'i'ik
Paalam
K'a'abet
Ano an ngaran mo?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
An ngaran ko si John
In na'atik John
Kamusta ka?
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Naimbag na makilala ka
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Nag-uusap ka ninyo sa Ingles?
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Dai ako maray mag-Ingles.
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Dai ako nakakaintindi.
Ma' in k'áatech(ma in kaatech)
Pakiusap, mag-istorya ka ninyo nang mabagal.
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
Pwede mo bang ulitun iyon?
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
Saan an banyo?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
Paano ako makakarating sa sentro kan syudad?
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
Liko sa wala.
K'áatech tu'ux(kaatech tux)
Liko sa kanan.
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'(kaatech tu ki'ik')
Diretso lang.
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
Maano an pasahe?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
Isang tiket, pakiusap.
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
Malayo ba ini sa digdi?
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Nawawara ako.
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
Saan ako makakabili nin SIM card?
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Oo
Ja'ab'(ya'ab')
Dili
Ma'(ma')
Baka
K'a'abet(ka'ab')
Sang-ayon ako
In k'áat u(in k'at u)
Dili ako sang-ayon
Ma' in k'áat u(ma' in k'at u)
Mayo na
Ba'ax k'i'ik'(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ano sa sa iyo?
Ba'ax k'a'atech?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
Pwede mo akong tulungan?
¿K'a'atech in wóol?(k'a'atech in wóol)
Kailangan ko ng tulong
In wóol k'i'ik'(in wóol k'i'ik')
Maghintay ka sandali
T'aan u k'i'ik'(taan u k'i'ik')
Pasensya na
In k'i'ik'(in k'i'ik')
Walang anuman
Ma' k'i'ik'(ma' k'i'ik')
Congratulations
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Maligayang kaarawan
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Mag-ingat sa biyahe
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan(ka'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Saan an rilesan?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
Saan an bus stop?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
Anong plataporma ini?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
Anong oras ini aalis?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
Tama ba an daan na ini?
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
Malapit lang ini
K'i'ik' le ka'ach(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
Malayu ini sa lugar na ini
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
Pwede mo ba akong ipakita sa mapa?
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
Huminto ka dito, pakiusap
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
Haro ka oras an kailangan?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Magkano ini?
Ba'ax k'i'ik?(bah-ash kee'ik)
Mahal masyado ini.
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.(teech oo kee'ik leh bah-ash)
Mayda ka bang mas barato?
¿Tienes algo más barato?(tee-eh-nes al-go mahs ba-ra-to)
Pwede ba akong magbayad gamit an card?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?(pwe-do pa-gar kon tar-he-ta)
Gusto ko sanang mesa para sa duwa.
In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.(een ka-at oo meh-yakh pa-ach kee'ik)
An bayad, paki.
Le cuenta, por favor.(leh kwen-ta por fa-vor)
Nakaapod an serbisyo?
¿Está incluido el servicio?(es-ta in-kloo-i-do el ser-vi-sio)
Vegetarian ako.
In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.(een ka-at een wee-neek ve-he-ta-rio)
Dai sana maanghang na pagkaon.
No tengo comida picante, por favor.(no ten-go ko-mi-da pi-kan-te por fa-vor)
Masarap ini.
Le ba'ax k'i'ik.(leh bah-ash kee'ik)
Pwede ko bang makuha an menu?
¿Puedo tener el menú?(pwe-do te-ner el me-nu)
Isang baso na tubig, paki.
Un vaso de agua, por favor.(oon va-so de a-gwa por fa-vor)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tawaga an pulis
K'a'abéet u policía
Tawaga an ambulansya
K'a'abéet u ambulancia
Kailangan ko an doktor
In k'áat u médico
Nagrarasa ako na masakit
In k'áat u yóok'ol
May allergy ako sa mani
In k'i'ik' u k'áak'
Asin an pinakamalapit na ospital?
Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?
Masakit digdi
K'a'ana' in k'áat u
Nawara an sa akong passport
In k'áat u pasaporte
Maaari mo bang tawagan an sa akong hotel?
Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?
Tulungan mo ako!
¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Masaya akong makilala ka
K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'(Masaya akong makilala ka)
Mag-iskedyul kita nin miting
Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'
Anong oras an maganda para saimo?
Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?
Ipadara ko an report ngonyan
In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan
Pwede kita makausap bukas?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?
Pakisabi an file na nakasabit
Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file
Salamat sa imo oras
Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'
Naghihintay ako na makatrabaho ka
In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'
Pwede mo bang linawin an puntong iyan?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?
Babalikan kita
Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'
An deadline ay Biyernes
U k'i'ik' táan u viernes
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Anong oras na?
Ba'ax k'i'ik'el?(bah-ash kee-keel)
Apat na oras na
K'i'ik'el in k'i'ik'el t'aan u k'i'ik'el(kee-keel in kee-keel tan oo kee-keel)